Sola Professional Group, L.L.C. v. Mallek

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 3041

Syllabus

Rental contract magistrate's decision Civ.R. 53 de novo review Civ.R. 54(C) prayer for relief damages award return of damage deposit. Our review of a contract is de novo, even when reviewing a trial court's decision to adopt a magistrate's decision regarding a contract. In this case, appellant-landlord is barred from increasing its demand for damages without amending its complaint pursuant to Civ.R. 54(C). Pro se appellee did not breach the terms of her rental contract. The trial court did not err in awarding damages in the amount of $220. The appellee is entitled to return of her damage deposit.