OH HB563

Counties, townships, and municipal corporations in Ohio are prohibited from banning short-term rental properties or regulating the number, duration, or frequency of rental periods

Short-term rental property is defined as any house, apartment, condominium, cabin, cottage, bungalow, or rooms offered to transients for 30 days or less for a fee

Local governments retain authority to regulate short-term rentals for public health and safety reasons including fire safety, building codes, property maintenance, sanitation, traffic control, hazardous waste, and noise—provided enforcement is equal to similar non-rental properties

Local governments may still restrict short-term rentals used to house sex offenders, manufacture or sell alcohol or drugs, operate adult entertainment establishments, or maintain a public nuisance

Short-term rental properties are explicitly excluded from the definition of "residential premises" under Ohio landlord-tenant law (Chapter 5321)