Sounds like a landord I used to have! Anyway, instead of not paying him rent for the past 4 months, the protocol would have been to pay the rent through the court having it escrowed. But that's a lot of hoops to jump through and paper work too. If he hasn't taken any action from rent not being paid for the past 4, going on 5 months, he must not care??? Check Ohio revised code ( http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/5321 ) or other Renter's Right resources.