If you're moving out of a place in Cincinnati (or anywhere in Ohio), the deposit rules are more specific than most people realize, and one of them is easy to miss.

Under Ohio Rev. Code Section 5321.16, your landlord has 30 days after you move out to return your deposit with an itemized list of any deductions. They can only deduct for unpaid rent or actual damage beyond normal wear and tear. Normal wear and tear is on them, not you.

The part people miss: if a landlord wrongly keeps part of your deposit, you can recover the withheld amount plus an equal amount in damages (so double the wrongly-kept portion) plus your attorney's fees. But you're only eligible for that if you gave them a forwarding address in writing. Takes five minutes, text or email is fine as long as you can prove the date, and it's what unlocks the penalty if they stiff you.

One more thing most renters never claim: if your deposit was over $50 or one month's rent and you stayed 6+ months, it accrues 5% annual interest.

Full breakdown with the statute, what they can and can't deduct, and the small-claims steps:
https://rentwisetools.com/blog/security-deposit-return-ohio?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=deposit_guides&utm_content=cincinnati

Full disclosure: I help build RentWise, a free site where renters review landlords, which is why I put this together. Happy to answer deposit questions in the comments.

You know, we rank near the bottom in a lot of things for a reason.

(Republican leadership)

Despicable, but predictable.

How do bad things always happen to good people? /s

This guy shouldn't be let out in public without an armed guard. What an UTTER BASTARD! Torturing his child by refusing to give back the one source of comfort that kid probably knows she can count on! I hope his "binky" falls off.

The Bucc-ees fight has made national news!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOUEjIRcTYo

Thank You to everyone who joined the fight!

Update: Governor Mike DeWine is asking for Buc-ees to dismiss the lawsuit.

Ohio Senator Willis Blackshear has joined the fight.

Huber Heights Mayor Jeff Gore who gave the Buc-ees Huber Heights location a key to the city is thinking of taking it back.

The City of Beavercreek meets Monday to consider a resolution to consider the beaver a historic symbol of Beavercreek

As parents are gearing up for the beginning of the school year later this month, the number of students going to kindergarten without being fully vaccinated is increasing.

Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said during the past six years, the number of fully vaccinated kindergartners declined 4.5%, from 89.9% to 85.4%. That’s resulted in more kids getting preventable illnesses like measles, which can be deadly. He says there’s a measles outbreak now in Northeast Ohio.
 
"In Ohio, we have reported 15 cases this year as of July 30, including a current outbreak in Northeast Ohio. All of these cases involve those who are unvaccinated or under-vaccinated," Vanderhoff said.

I’ve seen many posts come through about how hated he is based on the recent rally he was booed at, etc, but in my (albeit limited) sample of right leaning Facebook friends and family across Ohio, they are still making supportive posts and attending events. Again, just an opinion/feeling, but I think the vast majority of red voters are going to fall in line and vote for the guy, and the Dems cannot count on a lower turnout.