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Cincinnati, Ohio Rent Receipt Law

Cincinnati landlords who take a security deposit must give a signed receipt for the deposit and for every rent payment, except payments by the tenant's personal check.

Last reviewed: October 2026

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When a receipt is requiredWhen a tenant provides a security deposit: a signed receipt for the deposit and for all rental payments, at the time they are made. Payments by the tenant's personal check are excluded.
The lawCincinnati Municipal Code § 871-9(a)(7)
Landlord recordsThe ordinance sets no separate record-keeping rule.

What to Put on the Receipt

The ordinance does not list required contents. A receipt that shows the date, the amount, the rent period, the property address, the tenant's name and the landlord's or agent's name and signature covers what tenants, courts and employers usually ask for.

Details

Section 871-9 lists the obligations the city imposes on the landlord in every rental agreement; the receipt is obligation (a)(7). It is a city ordinance, so it covers rentals inside the City of Cincinnati.

We read the section as restated in full by Ordinance No. 419-2021, passed by Cincinnati City Council on 10 November 2021.

Checked against the ordinance text in October 2026. This is general information, not legal advice; state law and your lease can add to it. Read the ordinance or ask a local tenant organization or lawyer about your situation.

Cincinnati, Ohio Rent Receipt — Fill in the Details

Business details (optional)

Printed under your business name. VAT and GST receipts usually need your address and registration number. The tax number is never put in the QR code.

Keeps the name, address, contact, tax number, logo and currency in this browser (localStorage) for your next receipt, of any type. Nothing is uploaded.

Downloading the same receipt again keeps this number; once you change the receipt, it moves to the next one. Next time, it starts after the last number you downloaded on this device.

Rent Receipt Details

Items

Discount, a second tax (e.g. CGST + SGST), prices with tax included

For prices quoted with VAT or GST in them: the tax is worked out of the total, not added on top.

The discount comes off the subtotal before tax, and both taxes are charged on (or, with prices that include tax, worked out of) the discounted amount.

Scanning it shows the receipt's details on a phone. It is a convenience, not proof the receipt is genuine. How it works

Choose a design

Automatic is US Letter for USD and CAD, A4 for other currencies.

🔒 Nothing is uploaded — your receipt is generated entirely in your browser.

What each check is based on

For receipts you issue for your own business or property. Never create a receipt on behalf of a business you don't own, or for a payment that didn't happen — see our Terms.

Cincinnati, Ohio Rent Receipt FAQ

Does a landlord have to give a rent receipt in Cincinnati, Ohio?

Cincinnati landlords who take a security deposit must give a signed receipt for the deposit and for every rent payment, except payments by the tenant's personal check.

Does Ohio state law require rent receipts?

Ohio has no statewide rent receipt law, but Columbus requires a receipt for every rent payment and Cincinnati requires one once a tenant has paid a security deposit.

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