{"data":[{"jurisdiction":{"code":"OH","name":"Ohio","slug":"ohio"},"topic":"security-deposits","key":"interest-on-excess","label":"Interest on qualifying excess","valueKind":"requirement","value":"5% per year","detail":"The portion above the greater of $50 or one month’s periodic rent bears 5% annual interest when the tenant remains in possession for six months or more, computed and paid annually.","qualifiers":["The interest threshold is not presented as a statewide security-deposit cap."],"source":{"title":"Ohio Revised Code section 5321.16","authority":"Ohio Laws","url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.16","locator":"§ 5321.16(A)","excerpt":"“bear interest on the excess at the rate of five per cent per annum”"},"effectiveFrom":"1974-11-04","humanVerifiedAt":"2026-07-31","sourceCheckedAt":"2026-07-31","confidence":"high","version":1},{"jurisdiction":{"code":"OH","name":"Ohio","slug":"ohio"},"topic":"security-deposits","key":"return-deadline","label":"Return and itemization deadline","valueKind":"duration","value":"30 days","detail":"The section requires identified, itemized deductions and the amount due within 30 days after both termination of the rental agreement and delivery of possession.","qualifiers":["The tenant is directed to provide a forwarding or new address in writing; failure affects the damages and attorney-fee remedy described in subsection C."],"source":{"title":"Ohio Revised Code section 5321.16","authority":"Ohio Laws","url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.16","locator":"§ 5321.16(B)–(C)","excerpt":"“within thirty days after termination … and delivery of possession”"},"effectiveFrom":"1974-11-04","humanVerifiedAt":"2026-07-31","sourceCheckedAt":"2026-07-31","confidence":"high","version":1}],"release":"2026-07-31.1","notice":"Only human-reviewed, published records are returned."}