General Conditions of Short-Term Rental Licenses
Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 686B.05
in effect§ 686B.05 General Conditions of Short-Term Rental Licenses
(a) No owner or operator shall advertise, cause to be advertised, or offer for rent a short-term rental that does not have the license required under this chapter.
(b) No owner or operator shall complete reservations for any short-term rental that does not have a license required under this chapter.
(c) No owner or operator shall fail to prominently display the short-term rental license inside the main entrance of the short-term rental unit.
(d) Notwithstanding Chapter 365, short-term rentals are not required to have a certificate of rental registration provided the dwelling unit remains a short-term rental. A dwelling unit rented for more than thirty (30) consecutive days is not a short-term rental as defined in this chapter and requires a certificate of rental registration pursuant to Chapter 365.
(e) A dwelling unit that is operated as a short-term rental is not eligible for tax abatement.
(Ord. No. 561-2026. Passed 6-1-26, eff. 11-28-26)
Source: City of Cleveland, Ohio, Codified Ordinances and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/cleveland/latest/cleveland_oh/0-0-0-54115Fetched: 11/1/2026
