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Arizona Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Laws 2026

LawfulStay tracks short-term rental (STR / Airbnb / Vrbo / holiday let / vacation rental) regulations for 12 jurisdictions across Arizona. Select a city below for current permit requirements, tax rates, and compliance details.

10 Active 1 Restricted 1 Pending

Arizona Airbnb & Vacation Rental Regulation Overview

The short-term rental regulatory landscape in Arizona encompasses 12 tracked jurisdictions: 10 with active regulations, 1 with restrictions, 1 with pending legislation. Hosts operating on platforms like Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com should verify local requirements before listing, as rules vary significantly between cities and regions.

Approximately 92% of tracked jurisdictions in Arizona require some form of permit, license, or registration for short-term rental operations. Requirements range from simple online registration to comprehensive permit applications with inspections.

Tax obligations apply in 10 of 12 jurisdictions. Common taxes include occupancy taxes, tourist levies, and sales taxes. Many jurisdictions require hosts to register for tax collection, and some platforms like Airbnb collect and remit taxes automatically in select locations.

LawfulStay monitors Arizona STR regulations daily and updates this page as rules change. Each city page includes detailed permit requirements, fee schedules, tax rates, zoning rules, and penalty information sourced from official government websites.

Mohave County
As of July 2026, Mohave County Assessor Jeanne Kentch reclassified 900+ full-time STR properties from residential to commercial property classification, raising…
Restricted
Chandler
STR properties are prohibited from being occupied for nonresidential uses (e.g., events, parties). Operators must notify nearby/adjacent residential properties …
Active
Flagstaff
Must designate a 24-hour emergency point of contact and notify each adjacent single-family residential property in writing with the STR license number and conta…
Active
Gilbert
All STR operators in Gilbert must obtain a local STR license per property (currently $100/year), display the license number, designate an emergency contact, and…
Active
Lake Havasu City
Short-term rentals must comply with Lake Havasu City Code Chapter 5.20 (Vacation Rentals), including rules on trash, noise, parking, disorderly conduct, and oth…
Active
Mesa
Mesa City Code Title 5, Chapter 15 (SHORT-TERM RENTALS) governs all STRs, enacted by Ordinance 5734 (effective Feb 1, 2023). Applications accepted online via Me…
Active
Mount Lemmon
Page exists; detailed research pending.
Active
Scottsdale
Scottsdale hosts must hold a valid city STR license and notify all adjacent neighbors. Ordinance 4719 now formally prohibits STRs from operating as event center…
Active
Sedona
Must notify adjacent/across/diagonal single-family neighbors by certified mail or hand-delivery with permit number and 24-hour emergency contact. Sex-offender b…
Active
Tempe
Owner must conduct a sex-offender background check (via nsopw.gov) on the booking guest no later than 24 hours before each stay and retain records for 12 months…
Active
Tucson
Three registration steps required: (1) Arizona TPT license from AZDOR (AZTaxes.gov, ~2–3 weeks processing); (2) Residential Rental Property registration with Pi…
Active
Phoenix
Phoenix residents are pushing for stricter STR rules following a fatal shooting at a rental house party on July 16, 2026. No new ordinance has been proposed or …
Pending

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