Property management in Dublin, Ohio
RL Property Management manages single-family and small multifamily rentals in Dublin for a flat $117 to $184 per unit per month, with a $0 leasing fee. Dublin spans three counties, so the correct eviction court depends on your parcel.
Dublin, at a glance
- Flat $117 to $184 per unit per month, not a percentage of rent
- $0 leasing fee every time a Dublin unit turns
- Most of Dublin is in Franklin County, with parts in Delaware and Union counties
- Franklin County parcels: eviction filed at 375 S. High St., Columbus
- Water and sewer come from the City of Columbus under contract
- Median rent across the units we manage in Dublin: $2,637 for a 3 bedroom
Which county is Dublin in, and which court hears an eviction?
Dublin is one city sitting in three counties. Most of it is in Franklin County, a northern piece is in Delaware County, and a western piece is in Union County. That matters more than it sounds. The county your parcel falls in decides which municipal court hears a forcible entry and detainer action, which is the legal name for an eviction, and it decides which county auditor you file your rental owner information with.
| If your parcel is in | You file at | Where, and what it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | Franklin County Municipal Court | 375 S. High St., Columbus, OH 43215. Eviction Court sits in Courtroom 11B. This covers the large majority of Dublin addresses, including Historic Dublin and everything south of the Delaware County line. |
| Delaware County | Delaware Municipal Court | Delaware, Ohio. Civil jurisdiction runs to $15,000, and it hears forcible entry and detainer cases. This covers northern Dublin, above the county line, including parts of the Tartan Fields and Bright Road areas. |
| Union County | Marysville Municipal Court | 1250 W. 5th St., Marysville, OH 43040. Civil to $15,000, small claims to $6,000. This covers the western edge of Dublin, the smallest of the three slices. |
Before any of those courts sees the case, Ohio requires a three-day notice to leave the premises under R.C. 1923.04, carrying specific statutory language, served by certified mail, handed to the resident, or left at the property. A notice with the wrong wording gets the case dismissed and you start again three weeks later. Our eviction process is written out on the evictions page, including what it costs.
Do you have to register a Dublin rental property?
Yes, with the county auditor. Ohio Revised Code 5323.02 requires every owner of residential rental property to file their name, address and telephone number, plus the property street address and permanent parcel number, with the auditor of the county the property sits in. Any change has to be updated within 60 days. Miss it and the auditor can place a special assessment of $50 to $150 on the property under R.C. 5323.99, appealable to the county board of revision.
In Dublin that means the Franklin, Delaware or Union County auditor, depending on the parcel. The statute lets an owner designate a property manager as the agent who files, and that is part of onboarding here. Owners who bought through an LLC or a trust have to name the responsible officer, member or trustee, which is the part that most often gets missed.
Where a city runs its own registration, licence or inspection programme, it stacks on top of the county auditor filing rather than replacing it. Columbus added a citywide registry in April 2026 under City Code Chapter 4515. Keeping track of which programme applies to your address, and filing on time, is work we absorb rather than work we hand you.
Who provides utilities in Dublin, and who pays them?
The City of Dublin supplies water and sanitary sewer, largely under service contracts with the City of Columbus. Dublin appears on the Columbus water and sewer contract community list alongside Bexley, Gahanna, Grove City and New Albany. Electricity is distributed by AEP Ohio and natural gas by Columbia Gas of Ohio, the two utilities that serve central Ohio.
| Service | Provider | Who customarily pays |
|---|---|---|
| Water and sewer | City of Dublin, sourced from Columbus | Resident, in their own name, on our standard lease |
| Electricity | AEP Ohio | Resident |
| Natural gas | Columbia Gas of Ohio | Resident |
Why this matters to an owner: water and sewer arrears in Ohio can follow the property rather than the person, so a resident who leaves owing a water balance can leave it attached to your parcel. We put the accounts in the resident name at lease signing and check them at move-out, before the deposit is settled.
What kind of rental property is there in Dublin?
Overwhelmingly detached single-family houses built from the 1970s onward, on larger lots than anywhere else we work. Historic Dublin, the nineteenth-century core around Bridge and High, is the exception, and it is small. Muirfield Village, Ballantrae, Tartan Fields and the Riverside Drive corridor are newer, larger and priced accordingly. Condominiums and small multifamily buildings exist but they are a thin slice of the total.
That stock shapes how a Dublin rental behaves. Four bedroom houses draw relocating families rather than first-time renters, applications are fewer but stronger, and tenancies run longer. It also means the maintenance profile is different: irrigation systems, finished basements and three-car garages are common here and rare in most of our portfolio, and each of them is a line item that needs a plan before a resident finds the problem for you.
Where in Dublin we work
Historic Dublin, Muirfield Village, Ballantrae, Tartan Fields, Llewellyn Farms, Indian Run, the Riverside Drive corridor, Bright Road, Brand Road, Avery Road, Coffman Road, and the Sawmill Road and Dublin Granville Road commercial edges. Houses across the city feed the Dublin City School District, which is a large part of why Dublin rents where it does. Cardinal Health has its headquarters here and OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital sits on the west side, so relocation demand is steady rather than seasonal. Muirfield Village Golf Club, the Dublin Link pedestrian bridge over the Scioto and Field of Corn are the landmarks people navigate by.
What does a Dublin rental earn, and what does management cost?
Across the units we manage in Dublin, the median rent is $2,637 for a three bedroom and $3,200 for a four bedroom. Those are our own numbers from our own portfolio, not a market survey, and we say so because plenty of local pages quote a public rent index as if it were their own book.
$1,500 per-item repair approval limit
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$350 per-item repair approval limit
The flat fee matters more in Dublin than almost anywhere else we work, because Dublin rents are high. A manager charging 10% of collected rent on a $2,637 house takes about $3,168 a year, and roughly $1,319 again every time the unit turns. Our middle plan is $1,644 a year and the placement is $0. The gap widens every time you raise the rent, because our number does not move when your rent does.
Percentage figures describe common Columbus market rates. They are not a quote from any named company. Photography is not included in the $0 leasing fee and is billed separately at $250 to $450.
Dublin property management questions
Dublin property management questions
What county is Dublin, Ohio in?
Dublin sits in three counties. Most of the city is in Franklin County, with a northern portion in Delaware County and a western portion in Union County. The county line runs through the city, so two houses on the same road can fall under different courts and different county auditors.
Which court hears an eviction in Dublin, Ohio?
It depends on which county the parcel is in. A Franklin County parcel is filed at Franklin County Municipal Court, 375 S. High St., Columbus, where Eviction Court sits in Courtroom 11B. A Delaware County parcel goes to Delaware Municipal Court. A Union County parcel goes to Marysville Municipal Court at 1250 W. 5th St. Filing in the wrong court costs you the filing fee and the calendar time.
Do I have to register my Dublin rental property with anyone?
Yes, with the county auditor, not with the city. Ohio Revised Code 5323.02 requires the owner of residential rental property to file the owner name, address and telephone number and the parcel number with the auditor of the county where the property sits, and to update it within 60 days of any change. For Dublin that is the Franklin, Delaware or Union County auditor depending on the parcel. Failing to file draws a special assessment of $50 to $150 under R.C. 5323.99. A property manager can file as the owner designated agent, and we do.
Does the City of Dublin require a rental licence or inspection?
Where a Central Ohio city runs its own registration or inspection programme, it sits on top of the Ohio R.C. 5323 county auditor filing rather than replacing it. Tracking which one applies to which address is our job, not yours. We file the auditor registration as your designated agent during onboarding and we handle the municipal filings and renewals in the communities we work in. This is one of the obligations that quietly becomes your problem the moment you self-manage. The Ohio county auditor filing under R.C. 5323 applies either way.
Who provides water and sewer in Dublin, Ohio?
The City of Dublin supplies water and sanitary sewer largely under contract with the City of Columbus, and Dublin appears on the Columbus water and sewer contract community list. Electricity is distributed by AEP Ohio and natural gas by Columbia Gas of Ohio, the utilities that serve central Ohio. In our Dublin leases the resident holds the utility accounts in their own name.
What does a rental in Dublin, Ohio rent for?
Across the units we manage in Dublin, the median rent is $2,637 for a 3 bedroom and $3,200 for a 4 bedroom. Those are our own portfolio medians, not a market survey. Dublin sits at the top end of what we manage anywhere in the metro, which is a function of the housing stock rather than anything we do differently there.
What kind of rental property is there in Dublin?
Mostly detached single-family houses built from the 1970s onward, plus newer construction in the Ballantrae, Tartan Fields and Muirfield Village areas and a small nineteenth-century core in Historic Dublin. Large-lot four bedroom homes are the common rental here, which is why Dublin rents run high and turn slowly compared with the rest of our portfolio.
How much does property management cost in Dublin?
A flat $117 to $184 per unit per month depending on plan, with a $0 leasing fee and $250 on a lease renewal. Because the fee is a fixed dollar amount, a Dublin house renting at $2,637 costs the same to manage as a house renting at $1,200. A manager charging 10% of rent would collect roughly $3,168 a year on that same house.
Rent is due on the 1st and late fees are assessed after the 5th. Owner funds go out on the 10th. Another forty answers sit on the owner FAQs page.
Last verified September 2026. Reviewed by Peter Lohmann, Principal Broker and CEO.
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