Airbnb, Vrbo, and similar platforms operating in Cleveland must collect transient occupancy tax, verify Chapter 663 registration numbers on listings, and remove non-compliant properties when notified by Building and Housing.
Cleveland's Chapter 663 framework, paired with Cuyahoga County's lodging-tax collection agreements, requires hosting platforms to remit the 5.5% city tax and 5.5% county tax on every Cleveland booking. Listings without a valid registration number rendered on the public page may be required to delist after Building and Housing sends a notice of non-compliance. Platforms also receive periodic suspended-property rosters and must enforce removals within roughly five business days. Direct-to-guest bookings outside platforms still owe the same taxes, paid by the host.
Platforms ignoring delisting notices face joint nuisance liability with the host, and hosts using platforms to evade registration face Chapter 663 fines plus Cuyahoga County tax penalties.
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