A case before the Ohio Supreme Court could dramatically change the landscape for dog owners who rent their homes, potentially forcing landlords across the state to ban pets entirely.

The dog-loving hosts of the Today in Ohio podcast worry the result might be far fewer potential homes for dogs in the state.

“The Ohio Supreme Court is taking up a 2020 case involving a Montgomery county mobile home park,” said Lisa Garvin. “There was an incident there where a child was bitten in the face by a tenant’s dog in a common area. The kid’s mother sued the landlord.”

An appeals court that the mobile home park was liable for the damage.

The case hinges on a single word in Ohio law. As Garvin noted, “Ohio law says their strict liability for dog bites applies to the dog owner keeper or harbor. A

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