Akron, OH Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)
Key Facts
- Registration deadline
- January 31 every year
- Base fee
- $25 per rental unit
- Maximum fee
- $2,500 per owner or operator
- Late fee
- Additional $25 if filed late
- Update window
- 30 days to report changes
- Administering office
- Department of Neighborhood Assistance
Summary
Every owner or operator of a rental unit in Akron must register with the Department of Neighborhood Assistance by January 31 each year under § 150.30, and again whenever title transfers. Registration costs $25 per unit up to a $2,500 cap, with a $25 late fee, and covers owner and operator contact details for every rental address in the city.
A.An owner or operator shall register, on a registration form that the Department of Neighborhood Assistance shall provide, all rental units that the owner owns, or that the operator operates, no later than January 31 of each year, and upon the completion of transfer of title to a premises or structure with a rental unit. ... G.A registration fee per owner or operator shall be imposed as follows:1.Twenty-five dollars ($25) per unit, with a maximum fee of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500); and2.If a registration form is filed late, an additional late fee of twenty-five dollars ($25); and3.If the owner or operator becomes the owner or operator of additional rental units between registration periods, a minimum fee of twenty-five dollars ($25), with a maximum additional fee, if any, based on the fees established in this subsection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 64).
Full Breakdown
30(A) requires an owner or operator to register every rental unit it owns or operates on a form supplied by the Department of Neighborhood Assistance no later than January 31 of each year, and again upon completion of any transfer of title to a premises containing a rental unit. Subsection (B) specifies what the form must include: the total number of rental units, the address and unit count for every premises, and identifying information for the owner, whether an individual, partnership, corporation, or trust, including names, addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers.
50 when the owner lives outside Summit County or a contiguous county, subsection (C) requires the same identifying detail for that operator. Subsection (D) gives an owner or operator thirty days to notify the Department in writing of any change to the registered information. Subsection (G) sets the fee schedule: $25 per unit with a $2,500 cap per owner or operator, plus a $25 late fee for a form filed after the deadline, and a minimum $25 fee when new units are added between registration periods.
A registration is valid only for the calendar year in which it is filed and becomes void the moment title to the rental transfers, per subsection (I). Subsection (J) blocks a title transfer from closing without a completed registration form, or a statement that the property has one dwelling unit and will be owner-occupied for a year, held in escrow.
Violations & Fines
Failing to register a rental unit, or failing to update registration information within thirty days of a change, violates § 150.30(E) and (F). Along with the registration and late fees themselves, a violation exposes the owner or operator to the Chapter 150 penalty at § 150.99: an administrative fine starting at $200 for a first offense and criminal prosecution as a third-degree misdemeanor with escalating mandatory minimum fines.
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