900 Timbers Dr. Invest., L.L.C. v. Li

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 1473

Syllabus

LANDLORD-TENANT – SUMMARY JUDGMENT: The trial court did not err by holding that a 60-month lease agreement that did not comply with the execution requirements of R.C. 5301.01 resulted in a month-to-month tenancy. The trial court properly entered partial summary judgment in favor of the landlord on its forcible-entry-and-detainer claim where the landlord discharged its initial burden to identify the absence of genuine issues of material fact on the elements of the claim and the tenant failed to discharge her reciprocal burden under Civ.R. 56(E) to set forth specific facts to counter the supported claim: an unsworn statement is not the type of evidence that can be considered under Civ.R. 56(C).