PORTAGE COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT www.co.portage.oh.us Ravenna Municipal Court 203 W Main St PO Box 958 Ravenna OH 44266 330.297.3536 Kent Municipal Court 214 S Water St Kent OH 44240 330.678.9170 PETITION IN FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER WITH CLAIM FOR RENT OHIO REV. CODE SECS. 1901.18; 1923.01; 2309.05 PLAINTIFF (LANDLORD) ___________________________________________________________ NAME ________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS _______________________________________ PHONE NUMBER VS DEFENDANT (TENANT) CASE NUMBER____________________________________ DEFENDANT (TENANT) ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ NAME NAME ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ ADDRESS ADDRESS FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION 1. Plaintiff is the owner of premises located at __________________________________________________________. (address of premises tenant is to be evicted from) 2. Defendant is a tenant at the premises located at ______________________________________________________ (address tenant is to be evicted from) under a ________________________lease which began _______________ (date). (oral or written) 3. Defendant is in default of his/her lease/rental agreement because____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _. Defendant has not paid rent since_______________________ (date). 4. On _____________, (date) plaintiff served defendant with a 3-day notice to leave the premises pursuant to RC 1923.04. (3-day notice should be filed with complaint.) 5. Defendant has, since________________________________________, (date after the notice period expired) unlawfully and forcibly detained from the plaintiff possession of the above-described premises. SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION Plaintiff for the second cause of action states that the Defendant is indebted to said Plaintiff in the sum of $_________________________as rent for the above named premises through ________________, on a rental basis of (amount owed in back rent) (date) $___________________per month plus per Diem $ _______________until premises is vacated. (monthly rental amount) DATE__________________ (rent divided by 30 day) ______________________________________________ PLAINTIFF (LANDLORD) NOTICE TO ALL LANDLORDS By order of the Ohio Supreme Court, only the owner of the rental property or a licensed practicing attorney may file a complaint for eviction or money damages against a tenant. A building manager or agent designated by the landlord other than an attorney may not sign a complaint for eviction or appear on behalf of the landlord in any court proceeding. For further information, see Cleveland Bar Association v Picklo, 96 Ohio St. 3d 195 (2002). If the property is owned by a corporation or a limited liability company, only an attorney can represent the property owners in Court. Failure to comply with this requirement may be grounds for dismissal of the case at any stage of the proceedings. PC 1583 Rev. 02/07 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com