Business ProfileforHomestead Senior Living LLC

I was a resident of the Harlow Apartment Complex, managed by Homestead America. Homestead America has violated my lease by changing my move out date to extend the term of the lease and charge me additional prorated rent of the added days. Per the terms of my lease, my lease terminated on January 25, 2024. In Section 8, of my lease, there is an automatic renewal clause which states that the lease shall automatically renew on a bimonthly basis if a 60 day notice of moving out is not provided. No end date is provided for in the clause, necessarily qualifying the lease as a lease that extends for longer than three years. Therefore, this automatic renewal clause is in violation of of O.R.C 5301.01 because it is not signed by the landlord and notarized. Section 8 is therefore void. Further, the action taken by Homestead America does not comport with the action described in Section 8 of my lease agreement because this clause pertains specifically to a bimonthly renewal, not an arbitrary extension and charge of additional prorated rent. Homestead America has been informed of the violations of both Ohio Law and my lease through both direct correspondence and correspondence with legal counsel but they refuse to honor the terms of the lease or substantively respond to my concerns about violations of both the lease agreement and Ohio law. As a result of these violations, on January 2, 2024 I was charged and paid an additional $285.28. Homestead America has refused to provide a refund. An additional charge of $207.41 was added on February 1, 2024. I have not paid this charge. Advanced notice of these charges was never provided, resulting in emotional distress and financial difficulty.