(A) No provision of sections 4781.36 to 4781.52 of the Revised Code may be modified or waived by any oral or written agreement except as provided in division (F) of this section.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 4781.47

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Rental agreement: means any agreement or lease, written or oral, that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of residential premises by one of the parties. See Ohio Code 4781.01
  • Resident: includes both tenants and owners. See Ohio Code 4781.01
  • Residential premises: means a lot located within a manufactured home park and the grounds, areas, and facilities contained within the manufactured home park for the use of residents generally or the use of which is promised to a resident. See Ohio Code 4781.01

(B) No warrant of attorney to confess judgment shall be recognized in any rental agreement or in any other agreement between a park operator and resident for the recovery of rent or damages to the residential premises.

(C) No agreement to pay the park operator’s or resident’s attorney fees shall be recognized in any rental agreement for residential premises or in any other agreement between a park operator and resident.

(D) No agreement by a resident to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of the park operator arising under law or to indemnify the park operator for that liability or its related costs shall be recognized in any rental agreement or in any other agreement between a park operator and resident.

(E) A rental agreement, or the assignment, conveyance, trust deed, or security instrument of the park operator’s interest in the rental agreement may not permit the receipt of rent free of the obligation to comply with section 4781.38 of the Revised Code.

(F) The park operator may agree to assume responsibility for fulfilling any duty or obligation imposed on a resident by section 4781.39 of the Revised Code.