872.04   EXEMPTIONS.
   (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.)