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Done being a landlord? We buy Dayton rental properties — single-family, multi-family, tenant-occupied, problem tenants, mid-lease, doesn't matter. You don't evict anyone. You don't wait for leases to expire. You just sell and walk away.

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The Real Cost of Keeping a Rental Property You're Done With

Landlording sounds passive on paper. In practice, Dayton landlords deal with middle-of-the-night maintenance calls, tenants who stop paying, eviction hearings at the Montgomery County Municipal Court, code compliance inspections, and properties that quietly bleed money while you figure out what to do.

If you've reached the point where you want out, the question is: how do you exit without the process becoming another years-long headache?

Ohio Landlord-Tenant Law and What It Means When You Sell

Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5321 governs landlord-tenant relationships. A few things that matter specifically when you're selling a tenant-occupied property:

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Tenants Have Rights During a Sale Ohio law requires that tenants receive notice of a property sale and that their lease terms be honored by the new owner. If a tenant has a fixed-term lease (e.g., through December 2025), that lease survives the sale — the buyer assumes it. Month-to-month tenants must receive a 30-day notice to vacate.

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Montgomery County Municipal Court — Eviction Venue Eviction actions (forcible entry and detainer) in Dayton are filed in the Montgomery County Municipal Court, Division of Housing at 195 S Main St, Dayton, OH 45422. The process takes a minimum of 4–6 weeks from filing to writ of possession, and that assumes no tenant appeal. We buy properties in the middle of eviction proceedings — you don't need to finish the process first.

What MTGW Acquisitions Buys

We purchase all types of Dayton-area rental properties:

✓Single-family rentals — Houses you're renting out, whether they're cash-flowing or not
✓Duplexes and small multi-family — 2–4 unit properties throughout Montgomery County
✓Vacant rentals — Properties sitting empty between tenants
✓Tenant-occupied properties — We take over the lease and handle everything after closing
✓Difficult tenant situations — Non-paying tenants, active eviction proceedings, holdover tenants
✓Distressed rentals — Deferred maintenance, code violations, properties that need significant work

The Tenant Situation: What Actually Happens

This is the question we get most often: 'What happens to my tenants?' Here's the honest answer:

At Closing Ownership transfers to MTGW Acquisitions. We become the new landlord. Your obligation to the tenants ends.

Existing Leases If the tenant has a fixed-term lease, we honor it. Ohio law requires this. If they're month-to-month, we assess whether to continue the tenancy or issue a 30-day notice.

Security Deposits Security deposits transfer to the new owner at closing. This is handled in the closing statement — you credit us the deposit amount at closing.

Problem Tenants If there's an active eviction or a tenant who is non-paying, we've dealt with this before. We factor the situation into our offer and handle it ourselves. You don't need to resolve it first.

⚠️You do NOT need to evict your tenants before selling to us. This is one of the biggest misconceptions about selling a rental property. Forcing out a tenant to sell creates legal exposure and delays the sale. We take the property with tenants in place.

The Financial Picture: Selling vs. Holding

Many tired Dayton landlords stick with properties longer than makes sense because they're focused on cash flow rather than the total picture. Consider:

✓Deferred maintenance accumulates — A Dayton rental in average condition needs $3,000–$8,000 in capital expenditures per year to maintain (roof, HVAC, appliances, paint, flooring).
✓Vacancy costs money — Every month a unit sits vacant, you're paying mortgage, taxes, and insurance with zero income.
✓Evictions are expensive — An uncontested eviction in Montgomery County runs $400–$800 in court fees and attorney costs. Contested evictions with appeals can exceed $2,000 and take 3–4 months.
✓Your time has value — If you're spending 5 hours a month managing a property and you value your time at $50/hour, that's $600/month in shadow cost that doesn't show up in your profit/loss statement.
✓Capital tied up in a non-appreciating asset — Dayton rental properties have appreciated modestly, but your equity could be working elsewhere.

Selling a Rental Property FAQs — Dayton OH

Ohio law doesn't require specific advance notice to tenants before entering a purchase contract, but you must provide 24-hour notice before showing the property. Once under contract, tenants have the right to be notified of the sale. In a cash sale with no showings, this process is simpler — we typically just meet the tenant once during our walkthrough.

You can serve a 30-day notice to vacate under ORC § 5321.17, but you don't have to. We'll buy with the tenant in place. Waiting 30 days plus finding a new buyer can take 3–4 months. Selling now is usually faster and simpler.

Yes. We purchase duplexes, triplexes, and small multi-family properties (2–4 units) throughout the Dayton metro. Each unit's tenancy is assessed individually.

Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) tenants have the same tenant rights as market-rate tenants under Ohio law. Their lease survives the sale. We buy Section 8 tenanted properties regularly.

It affects the calculation — a non-paying tenant situation is a known problem we price into the offer. But it doesn't prevent us from buying. We've purchased properties mid-eviction with outstanding rent balances.

Security deposits are handled at closing. You credit us the amount of deposits being held, and we take on the obligation to return them to tenants (per Ohio law) when they eventually vacate.