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OH HB105
Bill
Status
2/16/2011
Primary Sponsor
Robert Hagan
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AI Summary
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Employees who are victims of domestic violence may take up to 5 days per year of unpaid leave (or 3 days if employed less than 12 months) to file petitions for protection orders, attend court hearings, seek medical attention, or meet with law enforcement related to the domestic violence incident.
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An employee terminated as a result of taking domestic violence leave may file a civil action for reinstatement with back pay and reasonable attorney's fees within 180 days of termination, which is the employee's sole and exclusive remedy.
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Tenants who are victims of domestic violence may terminate rental agreements or have their names removed within 90 days of the incident by providing documentation (protection orders, court orders, or similar evidence), with termination effective within 30 days of notice.
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Landlords must change locks within 48 hours upon written request and receipt of a court order from a domestic violence victim tenant, with the tenant reimbursing actual lock-changing costs; tenants may change locks themselves if the landlord fails to do so within 48 hours.
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Metropolitan housing authorities must transfer domestic violence or stalking victims to another unit upon request with appropriate documentation, and no county, municipal, or township entity may charge fees for assistance provided to domestic violence victims.
Legislative Description
To allow an employee who is a victim of domestic violence to take unpaid leave for purposes relating to the incident of domestic violence, to allow an employee who is a victim of domestic violence to file a civil action against that employee's employer if the employer terminates the employee as a result of the employee taking unpaid leave for purposes relating to the incident of domestic violence, to allow a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence to terminate a rental agreement or have the tenant's name removed from the rental agreement under certain circumstances, to require a landlord of a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence or menacing by stalking to change the lock to the dwelling unit where the tenant resides under certain circumstances, to require a metropolitan housing authority to transfer a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence or menacing by stalking if the tenant requests such a transfer and provides the metropolitan housing authority with certain specified information, and to prohibit a county, municipal corporation, township, or law enforcement agency of such a political subdivision from charging any victim of domestic violence a fee for assisting the victim.
Victims of domestic violence-rights
Last Action
To Judiciary & Ethics
2/16/2011