Landlord is being a menace.
landlord tenant attorney Ohio Aug 21, 2026
Location: Ohio We live in one side of a duplex, the other side is occupied by our landlord's mentally unstable son- he's become paranoid that we're doing things to bother him (we're not) and as a direct result our landlord has decided to terminate our lease. We are complying with this request even though we technically only got a 29 day notice and have found a new place, we'll be gone before September 1st. August rent was paid prior to the notice to vacate, we haven't had any other notices or communications with the landlord prior to this other than paying rent on time every month. Landlord sent an email yesterday asking for photos of the house to show a prospective new tenant. We declined, since we're in the process of moving so everything is a mess and full of boxes and honestly I feel no obligation to help her. At 9:10pm she sent an email informing us she will be here in the morning to take photos herself. We went ahead and took some photos and sent them to her and reminded her she needs to give a 24 hour notice to enter while we're still tenants. She was unsatisfied with the photos and says she'll be here in the morning. I intend to record the interaction if she shows up, I'm not sure how this will escalate but I would like some guidance on what I should be doing to hold her accountable if our rights are infringed here. Again, we are already leaving and have already signed a new lease and paid a security deposit somewhere else.
