Neither Lucas County nor the City of Toledo caps the number of nights a short-term rental may operate per year. A permitted, insured STR may rent year-round subject to occupancy and other rules.
There is no annual night limit for short-term rentals in Lucas County. Toledo's Chapter 702 does not restrict how many nights per year an STR may host guests; a valid one-year operating permit allows year-round rental as long as occupancy, parking, insurance, tax, and life-safety requirements are met. Lucas County townships regulating unincorporated land under ORC 519 could theoretically adopt frequency limits, but none is a county-wide standard. Hosts should still track stays for lodging-tax purposes, since county hotel/motel tax applies to each taxable transaction regardless of frequency.
No night-cap penalty exists; enforcement focuses on operating without a permit ($100/week, max $500 in Toledo) and lodging-tax remittance.
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