(A) The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to the following:
(1) Housing Units occupied by the Owner as the Owner's place of living;
(2) Housing Units rented for not more than 12 consecutive months as a result of the property Owner, who previously occupied the unit as a primary residence, taking a work-related leave of absence or assignment such as an academic sabbatical or temporary transfer;
(3) Housing Units in hotels, motels, inns, bed and breakfasts, or similar accommodations that provide lodging for transient guests;
(4) Housing Units in structures licensed or required to be licensed under any provisions of Ohio or federal law;
(5) Housing Units in any state-licensed hospital, hospice, community-care facility, intermediate care facility, or nursing home;
(6) Housing Units in any convent, monastery, or other facility occupied exclusively by members of a religious order or congregation;
(7) Emergency or temporary shelter or transitional housing accommodations;
(8) Housing Units owned, operated, or managed by a state-licensed educational or medical institution;
(9) Housing Units that a government entity or housing authority owns, operates, or manages, or units exempted from municipal regulation by federal, state, or local law;
(10) In the event of a dispute over whether a Housing Unit is subject to the provisions of this Chapter, Owners may submit evidence to the Director demonstrating that the property is not a Rental Housing Unit for purposes of this Chapter.
(Ord. 250-23. Passed 1-2-24.)