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Short-term rental rules in Cleveland, OH
How Cleveland regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- STR in residence districts permitted only as limited lodging accessory to a primary residence
- Hard 91-day-per-year cap on limited lodging in any dwelling unit
- Absentee whole-home STR not a permitted use in one-family residence districts
- Primary residence defined as owner/tenant occupancy for more than 51% of the calendar year
Based on: Cleveland Codified Ordinances Ch. 337 (Zoning) § 337.251 Limited Lodging in Residence Districts (in force as of
Summary of the rule
Limited lodging is permitted in a Residence District, provided that limited lodging in a particular dwelling unit may be provided for no more than ninety-one (91) days per calendar year. ... Limited lodging must be accessory and incidental to the use of a dwelling unit for residential household living purposes as a primary residence.
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