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Sure but it becomes really hard to fight it when you are locked out of your home and possessions. The reality is that possession is 9/10ths of the law.

HWR_14 4y ago
Changing a physical lock is not difficult. It's not done quickly to evict people because it's a guaranteed win in civil court and a criminal offense.
PKop 4y ago
Technology is not the limiting factor preventing indiscriminate lock-out evictions. It is trivial to do so without an app.
- ReptileMan 4y ago
  Disagree here. The laws are pretty well established when it comes to physical objects and renting. Electronics are a bit more unsettled. I rotate the pin of the electronic keylock once a month for your security ... when you stop paying rent- whether I need to give you the new code is a bit more fuzzy I think. Anyway if you have to harass a tenant I think that cutting off electricity is the best way. Renders a home almost unusable. But it is not really vital.
  - PKop 4y ago
    No! (Unless your state is different but I highly doubt it). Tell me which state is not like this? The law in Ohio forbids a landlord from evicting a tenant in any way except through the court system. The landlord must successfully win an eviction lawsuit before a tenant can be evicted. It is illegal for a landlord to try to force a tenant to leave a rental unit by shutting off the utilities, changing the locks, or interfering in any other way with the tenant's ability to live in the rental unit "No landlord of residential premises shall initiate any act, including termination of utilities or services, exclusion from the premises, or threat of any unlawful act, against a tenant, or a tenant whose right to possession has terminated, for the purpose of recovering possession of residential premises, other than as provided in Chapters 1923., 5303., and 5321. of the Revised Code. (B) No landlord of residential premises shall seize the furnishings or possessions of a tenant, or of a tenant whose right to possession has terminated, for the purpose of recovering rent payments, other than in accordance with an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. (C) A landlord who violates this section is liable in a civil action for all damages caused to a tenant, or to a tenant whose right to possession has terminated, together with reasonable attorneys fees." https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.15 https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.15
Sophira 4y ago
And this is why everything is moving more and more towards a "no possessions" kind of style.

HWR_14 4y ago

Changing a physical lock is not difficult. It's not done quickly to evict people because it's a guaranteed win in civil court and a criminal offense.

PKop 4y ago

Technology is not the limiting factor preventing indiscriminate lock-out evictions. It is trivial to do so without an app.

ReptileMan 4y ago
Disagree here. The laws are pretty well established when it comes to physical objects and renting. Electronics are a bit more unsettled. I rotate the pin of the electronic keylock once a month for your security ... when you stop paying rent- whether I need to give you the new code is a bit more fuzzy I think. Anyway if you have to harass a tenant I think that cutting off electricity is the best way. Renders a home almost unusable. But it is not really vital.
- PKop 4y ago
  No! (Unless your state is different but I highly doubt it). Tell me which state is not like this? The law in Ohio forbids a landlord from evicting a tenant in any way except through the court system. The landlord must successfully win an eviction lawsuit before a tenant can be evicted. It is illegal for a landlord to try to force a tenant to leave a rental unit by shutting off the utilities, changing the locks, or interfering in any other way with the tenant's ability to live in the rental unit "No landlord of residential premises shall initiate any act, including termination of utilities or services, exclusion from the premises, or threat of any unlawful act, against a tenant, or a tenant whose right to possession has terminated, for the purpose of recovering possession of residential premises, other than as provided in Chapters 1923., 5303., and 5321. of the Revised Code. (B) No landlord of residential premises shall seize the furnishings or possessions of a tenant, or of a tenant whose right to possession has terminated, for the purpose of recovering rent payments, other than in accordance with an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. (C) A landlord who violates this section is liable in a civil action for all damages caused to a tenant, or to a tenant whose right to possession has terminated, together with reasonable attorneys fees." https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.15 https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.15

Sophira 4y ago

And this is why everything is moving more and more towards a "no possessions" kind of style.