Regulations and Standards for Short-Term Rentals
Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 686B.06
in effect§ 686B.06 Regulations and Standards for Short-Term Rentals
(a) No owner may rent or lease a short-term rental for a period of more than thirty (30) consecutive days.
(b) The maximum number of persons permitted overnight in a short-term rental is two (2) per bedroom, plus two (2) additional persons.
(c) Transient guests are subject to all applicable parking requirements of these Codified Ordinances.
(d) Each bedroom of a short-term rental shall have interior access to a bathroom, whether private or shared, such that a transient guest has access to a bathroom without exiting the dwelling.
(e) A room located below grade shall not be used as a bedroom, unless it meets the requirements for habitable rooms below grade as set forth in Section 369.02 of these Codified Ordinances.
(f) Every short-term rental must be equipped with and have properly maintained each of the following:
(1) working smoke alarms adjacent to each sleeping area in each dwelling unit as required under the Ohio Building Code at the time the application is made; and
(2) one (1) or more carbon monoxide detection devices which shall be installed and maintained as required under the Ohio Building Code at the time the application is made; and
(3) one (1) or more A/B/C classified fire extinguishers located at least in the kitchen and located, recharged, and maintained in accordance with Section 389.35, NFPA 10 and other applicable laws.
(g) Excessive or unnecessary noise in violation of these Codified Ordinances, including but not limited to Section 605.10, is prohibited at all times on the short-term rental property.
(h) The owner or operator shall provide proper trash and recycling containers for the transient guests and shall notify transient guests of the trash and recycle collection days for the property as well as any applicable rules and regulations regarding leaving or storing trash on the exterior of the property.
(i) An owner or operator shall provide to every transient guest, the name and contact information, including telephone or cell phone number, of the local contact with the responsibility to take action to resolve any complaints regarding the condition, operation or maintenance of the short-term rental. The local contact must be available in person or by phone at all times while transient guests are on the premises of a short-term rental. If contacted, the local contact must be able to be present at the premises within one (1) hour of receiving a call. The local contact must be authorized to make decisions regarding the premises and the transient guests.
(j) After an owner or operator receives a license required under Section 686B.03 and before a licensed short-term rental is occupied by a third party, the owner or operator shall provide written notification to all residential properties adjacent to, directly and diagonally across the street from, and directly and diagonally behind the short-term rental property, of the name and contact information, including telephone or cell phone number, of the local contact who can be contacted regarding immediate concerns and complaints about the short-term rental property. Updated information shall be given in writing to the properties within seven (7) days of a change in status.
(k) Every owner, operator and transient guest shall comply with all other applicable city and state laws, rules, regulations, and executive orders.
(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/0-0-0-54108Fetched: 11/1/2026