Butler County levies a 3% lodging tax on transient stays under ORC 5739.09, funding the Convention & Visitors Bureau. It applies county-wide except Hamilton, Middletown and Oxford, which levy their own city lodging tax. STR stays under 30 days are taxable lodging.
Under Ohio Revised Code 5739.09, a board of county commissioners may levy an excise tax up to 3% on lodging furnished to transient guests. Butler County enacted its 3% tax in 2003 to fund a Convention & Visitors Bureau; it applies across the county except in Hamilton, Middletown and Oxford, which impose their own municipal lodging taxes. A short-term rental (under 30 days) is taxable lodging. In townships such as Liberty, guests can pay roughly 12.5% total (6.5% county sales tax, 3% county CVB lodging tax, 3% township lodging tax). Airbnb and Vrbo collect some Ohio lodging taxes automatically, but hosts should confirm and register directly where required.
Unpaid lodging tax is collected by the county with interest and penalties; Hamilton's Chapter 758 also requires City Tax Department registration and payment of lodging tax as a license condition.
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