Not exactly.
"Damages" does not just mean damage to property. "Damages" is the sum of money the law imposes for a breach of some duty or violation of some right.ORC 5321.16(B)Upon termination of the rental agreement any property or money held by the landlord as a security deposit may be applied to the payment of past due rent and to the payment of the amount of damages that the landlord has suffered by reason of the tenant's noncompliance with section 5321.05 of the Revised Code or the rental agreement.
It might well be. But if it is, it won't be enforceable.
The statute because the statute prohibits waiving the security deposit section.
Now, answer Mr K's question.

