Hensel v. Childress

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 3934

Syllabus

REAL PROPERTY/LANDLORD AND TENANT – ATTORNEY FEES – R.C. 5321.05 – AUTHENTICATION – PHOTOGRAPHS: In a landlord-tenant case, the trial court did not err in admitting photographs of the rental property where witnesses familiar with the property testified that the photographs fairly and accurately depicted what the proponent claimed the photographs represented. The trial court did not err in awarding attorney fees to plaintiff landlord where defendant tenant violated his obligations under R.C. 5321.05(A), and the fees were awarded pursuant to R.C. 5321.05(C)(1). The trial court did not err in the amount of damages it awarded plaintiff landlord where the court accounted for ordinary wear and tear in its determination, and the award was not against the manifest weight of the evidence.