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Short-Term Rentals in Middletown, OH (2026)

1 verified short-term rentals rules for Middletown, Ohio, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Taxes & Fees

Middletown levies a 3% transient occupancy tax on rents paid by guests staying under 30 consecutive days, under Code of Ordinances § 894.02. The tax applies to any HOTEL as defined in § 894.01(c): an establishment held out to the public as offering sleeping accommodations, with five or more rooms used for guests, whether in one building or several, a definition that also covers motels.

Middletown Transient Occupancy Tax

Some Restrictions

Middletown Code of Ordinances §§ 894.01(c), 894.02(a)

HOTEL. Every establishment kept, used, maintained or advertised as, or held out to the public to be, a place where sleeping accommodations are offered for a consideration to guests, in which five or more rooms are used for the accommodation of such guests, whether such rooms are in one or several structures. Such term shall include a motel if such establishment meets the definition of HOTEL as ...

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Short-Term Rentals in Butler County