Third Party Tender.
Columbus City Codes § 4551.06
in effect4551.06 - Third Party Tender.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (b), no operator shall refuse to accept tender on behalf of a tenant on the basis that the tender was proffered by a person other than the tenant.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring an operator to accept tender on behalf of a tenant that is in breach or default of a written rental agreement or a tenant holding premises under an oral tenancy that is in default on the payment of rent.
(c) An operator who violates division (a) is guilty of failure to accept tender, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(d) Organizational criminal liability as provided for in Section 2301.23 is contemplated where an organization is an operator.
(e) If an operator refuses to accept third party tender on behalf of a tenant who is not in breach or default of a written rental agreement or a tenant holding premises under an oral tenancy that is not in default on the payment of rent as required by this section, the attempted tender by the third party shall be an affirmative defense in any eviction action filed against the tenant for non-payment of rent.
(Ord. No. 2108-2023, § 2, 7-31-2023)
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