Ohio Lease Termination Letter (Ending a Lease Early)

A free Ohio lease termination letter (ending a lease early) that follows Ohio law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What Ohio law says

Ending a lease: military, medical, death	Ohio has no state-law early termination right for medical reasons, disability, seniors, or tenant death. For military tenants: in an eviction case against a tenant deployed on active duty (or whose immediate family member is), the court may, and on motion must, stay the case for 90 days or adjust the rental obligation if the deployment materially affects the ability to pay. This applies only to rental agreements made on or after May 18, 2005, and not to landlords with fewer than 4 units. Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.062
Ending a lease: domestic violence	No statute. Ohio has no state law letting domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking survivors end a residential lease early. Source: Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5321 (no such section)

Ending a lease: military, medical, death

Ohio has no state-law early termination right for medical reasons, disability, seniors, or tenant death. For military tenants: in an eviction case against a tenant deployed on active duty (or whose immediate family member is), the court may, and on motion must, stay the case for 90 days or adjust the rental obligation if the deployment materially affects the ability to pay. This applies only to rental agreements made on or after May 18, 2005, and not to landlords with fewer than 4 units.

Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.062

Ending a lease: domestic violence

No statute. Ohio has no state law letting domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking survivors end a residential lease early.

Source: Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5321 (no such section)

Fill in your letter

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To: [landlord or manager name], [landlord address]

From: [your name], tenant at [rental address]

I am ending my lease early under Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.062 for this reason: [the reason the law allows, e.g. active military orders].

I have attached [the documents the law requires, e.g. a copy of the orders].

My termination date is [termination date], and I will return the keys by [key return date].

Please return my security deposit, less only lawful deductions, to [forwarding address].

Date: [today's date]
Tenant: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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