After termination plus delivery of possession.
Utility disconnection notice sequence begins with the landlord/agent.
Separate notice after the landlord fails to pay or arrange payment during the first period.
Ohio Rev. Code §5321.15.
Ohio charge and utility guides
Security Deposit
Ohio security deposit 30-day return, written forwarding-address, interest and itemization rules.
Open guide →30-Day Rule
Ohio’s 30-day deadline runs after termination of the rental agreement and delivery of possession.
Open guide →Forwarding Address
Ohio tenants should provide a forwarding or new address in writing for the security-deposit notice and refund.
Open guide →Deposit Interest
Ohio requires 5% annual interest on the statutory excess portion of certain security deposits held for tenants in possession six months or more.
Open guide →Deductions & Itemization
Ohio allows deposit deductions for past-due rent and landlord damages from tenant noncompliance, but requires written itemization.
Open guide →Wrongful Withholding
Ohio § 5321.16(C) provides a remedy for money wrongfully withheld when the landlord fails to comply with the deposit-return statute.
Open guide →Master-Meter Utility Rights
Ohio rules for landlord-paid or master-metered utility service, tenant shutoff notices and landlord utility termination used as self-help eviction.
Open guide →Primary sources
Primary statute for 30-day itemization/refund, forwarding addresses, interest and remedies.
Ohio LawsOhio Admin. Code 4901:1-18-08 — Landlord-tenant provisions ↗Official PUCO rule for master-metered multi-unit dwellings and single-occupancy rentals where utilities are included in rent, including landlord and tenant disconnection notices and master-meter account requirements.
Ohio LawsOhio Revised Code § 5321.15 — Acts of landlord prohibited ↗Official statute prohibiting a residential landlord from terminating utilities or services to recover possession outside the lawful eviction process.