Rental Receipt
Columbus City Codes § 4551.05
in effect4551.05 - Rental Receipt
(a) Written rent receipt required. Except as otherwise provided in division (b), no operator shall fail to cause a tenant to be provided with a written receipt for any security deposit and for all rental payments at the time the deposit or payment is received. In the event of payment by cash or by any other means that does not provide an automatically generated written receipt, the receipt shall be provided within 4 business days of the security deposit or rental payment being received.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any operator of permanent supportive housing properties.
(c) Where an operator provides for payment of either a security deposit or rent through a third-party online portal or service, the ability of the tenant to obtain a written receipt through the portal or service accepting the payment shall constitute evidence of the provision of a receipt by the operator.
(d) Organizational criminal liability as provided for in Section 2301.23 is contemplated where an organization is an operator.
(e) The offense established under this section is a strict liability offense.
(f) Whoever violates this section is guilty of failure to provide a rent receipt, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. No. 0496-2021, § 1, 3-8-2021)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT45HOCO_CH4551REOWOC_4551.05REREFetched: 10/27/2026