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Ohio
These resources – like the public health crisis itself – are constantly evolving and are only current as to the date of publication. This page was last updated on June 30, 2020.
For more up-to-date information on the relief programs available in Ohio, we recommend that you visit the state's Department of Health website.
Description of Program and Relief
Request for Rent Suspension and Eviction Moratorium for Commercial Tenants Impacted by COVID-19
On April 1, 2020, Governor Mike DeWine issued an executive order that requests that landlords suspend, for at least 90 days, rent payments for small business commercial tenants facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic and provide a moratorium on evictions of those tenants. The order also asks lenders to provide forbearance of 90 days for commercial mortgages.
The order does not address whether and what consequences may be imposed for failure to comply with these requests or what enforcement mechanisms are available. The order does not relieve a renter of its obligations to pay rent or otherwise comply with the terms of its lease.
The order expressly provides that it shall not be construed to (i) negate the obligation of a small business commercial tenant to pay rent; (ii) restrict a landlord from recovering rent at a future time; (iii) negate the obligations of a borrower in a commercial real estate loan; or (iv) suspend any federal or state law.
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Effective as of April 1, 2020, for 90 days
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The executive order makes a plea to lenders and landlords to work with their small businesses with respect to rent suspension, eviction moratorium, and forbearance of commercial mortgages for 90 days. Commercial tenants should contact their lender or landlord, as applicable.
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