# Ohio Rev. Code § 3767.10: Lease void if building used for lewd purposes

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T37_C3767_S3767.10

## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Rev. Code § 3767.10
- **Heading:** Lease void if building used for lewd purposes
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Revised Code / Title 37 / Chapter 3767 / § 3767.10

## Text

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If a tenant or occupant of a building or tenement, under a lawful title, uses such place for the purposes of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, such use makes void the lease or other title under which he holds, at the option of the owner, and, without any act of the owner, causes the right of possession to revert and vest in such owner, who may without process of law make immediate entry upon the premises.

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