Toledo applies Ohio residential occupancy standards to STRs via the property maintenance code. General rule: not more than 2 persons per bedroom plus 2 additional, with minimum square footage requirements per occupant.
Toledo Municipal Code Part Seventeen (Property Maintenance Code, based on the International Property Maintenance Code IPMC) governs residential occupancy. IPMC 404 requires minimum 70 square feet for the first occupant and 50 square feet for each additional occupant in sleeping rooms, with overall dwelling minimums of 120 square feet for one occupant and 100 square feet per additional occupant. Practical effect: a two-bedroom STR typically caps at 4-6 adults. STR hosts should set platform occupancy to reflect legal limits and posted fire egress. Children and infants often counted differently; check IPMC for your situation. Exceeding stated occupancy may void insurance and trigger property maintenance citations. Fire code also caps occupant load based on exits.
Overcrowding citation under TMC Part Seventeen: fines 100-500 dollars. Repeat violations can trigger rental registration suspension.
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