Conner v. Conner

*282{¶ 1} The Gallia County Municipal Court found that Leonard and Rose Conner (landlords) constructively evicted Alysha Conner (Alysha) from a leased premises and awarded her damages, but not attorney fees. Alysha asserts that the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code mandate an award of attorney fees here.

{¶ 2} Based on the plain language of R.C. 5321.15(C), as well as a consideration of persuasive case law interpreting it, we agree that an award was mandatory upon the court's finding that the landlords wrongfully evicted her under R.C. 5321.15(A). We reverse the judgment of the trial court and…