Akron, OH Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- Strike threshold
- 3+ violation notices in 5 years
- Denial section
- Akron City Code §111.622(D)(9)
- Revocation section
- Akron City Code §111.629(E)(2)
- Qualifying codes
- Housing, Zoning, Litter, Fire, Building
- Appeal window
- 10 days to Board of Housing Appeals
- Appeal deposit
- $15, nonrefundable
Summary
Akron treats repeat violations as grounds to shut down a short-term rental. City Code Section 111.622(D)(9) bars a property from getting a registration certificate if it has racked up three or more noncompliance orders in the previous five years, and Section 111.629(E)(2) lets the Director revoke an existing certificate on the same three-strikes trigger.
An operator may not receive a registration certificate if any of the following are true:...9.The property has been subject to three or more orders for noncompliance with the requirements of this article or the requirements of any other portion of this Code of Ordinances in the previous five years...In addition to any of the other penalties set forth above, the Director may revoke the short-term rental certificate associated with the property if any of the following are true...2.In the preceding five years, the property has been subject to three or more notices of violation and/or orders to comply with the requirements of this Code of Ordinances, including, but not limited to, the requirements of this article, the Housing Code, the Zoning Code, the Litter Code, the Fire Code, or the Building Code.
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
Akron's short-term rental ordinance builds a five-year look-back into both ends of the registration process. 629(E), the certificate-revocation clause inside the article's penalties section, lets the Director pull an existing registration if, "in the preceding five years, the property has been subject to three or more notices of violation and/or orders to comply" with any part of the Akron Code, not just the short-term rental article itself, expressly naming the Housing Code, Zoning Code, Litter Code, Fire Code, and Building Code as qualifying sources. 627(D) restates the identical three-notices-in-five-years standard as a stand-alone revocation ground tied to the notice-of-violation process, so a property can lose its certificate through either the penalties track or the notice-and-order track once it crosses the threshold.
629(E) sits alongside two other independent triggers: a property that poses a public-health-and-safety risk, or an owner or operator convicted of violating the article within the past five years. 628 within ten days and post a fifteen-dollar deposit.
Violations & Fines
A property that draws three or more notices of violation or noncompliance orders under any chapter of the Akron Code within five years loses its registration eligibility: Section 111.622(D)(9) blocks a new certificate, while Section 111.629(E)(2) and the parallel clause in Section 111.627(D) let the Director revoke a certificate already issued. Revocation comes on top of the article's administrative fines, which climb to $1,000 for a third offense, and possible third-degree misdemeanor charges.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Do violations of other city codes count toward the three-strikes rule?
Can I appeal a notice that counts toward my Akron short-term rental's three strikes?
Sources & Official References
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