Houle v. Quenneville, 787 A.2d 1258 (2001)
...Williams, 3 Ohio App.3d 288, 444 N.E.2d 1337, 1346 (1982) (where notice of termination of tenancy precedes the tenant's engaging in protected activities, retaliatory eviction defense is unavailable). B. Application of the retaliatory eviction defense