Oregon, OH Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

09(a)(6) of the Oregon Codified Ordinances gives the Commissioner of Building and Zoning three grounds to deny a new registration, deny a renewal, or revoke an existing short-term rental operating permit. Subsection A covers a material misrepresentation of fact on the application. Subsection B covers an operator who is not in good standing with the City of Oregon Income Tax Division. 09(a)(8), the chapter's non-transferability clause. 09(a)(6)D lowers the evidentiary bar for all three grounds: evidence of conduct under subsections (a) and (b) of this section need only be that of de facto violation of law, and a conviction is not a prerequisite for denial unless the code specifically says otherwise.

That means the city can build a revocation case on documented complaint history, code enforcement visits, or police reports without a court conviction on the books. An operator facing denial or revocation can appeal to the City Administrator within ten business days of the decision; the City Administrator sets the hearing, the appellant carries the burden of proving the city's action was arbitrary or unreasonable, and the City Administrator's ruling on the appeal is final.