State v. Randolph

Citations

• 175 Ohio St. 3d 248
• 241 N.E.3d 158
• 2023 Ohio 4753

Syllabus

Criminal law—R.C. 2911.21—Criminal trespass—Property law—Landlords, tenants, tenants' guests—A landlord or landlord's agent, without first reserving authority to do so in lease agreement, may not prohibit a person from entering onto the property such that a tenant is prohibited from inviting that person onto the property—A landlord cedes possessory interests in leased property to the tenant such that the tenant may invite onto the property a person whom the owner has sought to ban from the premises, provided that no language to the contrary appears in lease agreement and preserves the landlord's possessory interests—Court of appeals' judgment affirmed.