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Liberty Township Bids Goodbye to Short Term Rentals
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Liberty Township Bids Goodbye to Short Term Rentals
As of this week, short-term rentals are officially banned in Liberty Township, Ohio, and the township isn’t wasting any time in backing that up. Alongside a unanimous vote to prohibit STRs altogether, trustees extended an existing moratorium on these rentals until January 1, 2026 to ensure zoning laws catch up with the new policy.
The decision didn’t come out of the blue. Residents of the Crescent Moon subdivision have been ringing the alarm for months—complaining of rowdy guests, loud parties, unleased dogs, and even intoxicated individuals harassing locals. Sarah Larson, a vocal resident, described “liquor bottles on sidewalks,” and being “catcalled and insulted” while walking her dog at night. Her neighbor, Paul Dittman, echoed her frustration, saying if he’d known a house next door would become a revolving door of short-term renters, “I never would have bought [it].”
Trustees say complaints started surfacing two years ago, and they initially recommended that HOAs handle the issue privately. But with short-term listings in Butler County skyrocketing from 164 in 2020 to over 1,000 in 2025, the township couldn’t ignore it any longer. Trustee Steve Schramm, who’s been pushing for action, declared, “I’ve been waiting to take on this fight for quite a while.”
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Because STRs weren’t originally covered in Liberty Township’s zoning resolution, officials passed two resolutions—one banning the rentals and another extending the moratorium—to buy time to align zoning rules with the new policy. Planning Director Bryan Behrman explained that the moratorium gives staff space to craft language for an official zoning amendment. That process, which takes about three months, will involve the county planning commission, township zoning board, and public hearings at each step.
Trustee Tom Farrell summed it up: “When you move into a residential neighborhood, you don’t expect to have a hotel next to you.”
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