Phoenix requires every short-term rental property to hold an STR permit from the Planning and Development Department, with a non-refundable $250 fee for the initial permit and each renewal. The only owner-occupancy rule on the city page concerns accessory dwelling units, where the owner lives on site. Court-adjudicated violations start at $500 and reach $3,500 or the equivalent in nightly rent.
Facts
| Field | Value | Stated by |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Phoenix | - |
| State | AZ | - |
| Jurisdiction type | city | - |
| Permit required | Yes | Source 1 |
| Permit name | Short-Term Rental (STR) permit | - |
| Permit fee (USD) | $250 | Source 1 |
| Fee notes | Initial and renewal fee of $250 (non-refundable) for each permit. | - |
| Renewal period | unknown | - |
| Non-owner-occupied rental allowed | unknown | - |
| Caps and zoning limits | The property owner lives on site when an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is used as the STR; no numeric cap is stated on the page read. | Source 1 |
| Annual night cap | unknown | - |
| Local lodging tax | unknown | - |
| State lodging tax | 5.5% | Source 2 |
| Platform collects tax | unknown | - |
| Tax notes | 5.5% is the Arizona statutory rate for the transient lodging classification (A.R.S. 42-5010); county and city rates are not included and the city rate was not found on a page that could be read. | - |
| Penalties | Court-adjudicated violations: first, minimum $500 or one night's rental fee; second, minimum $1,000 or two nights'; third, minimum $3,500 or three nights'. Three violations within 12 months can suspend the permit for 12 months. | Source 1 |
| Fields not confirmed | Renewal period; Non-owner-occupied rental allowed; Annual night cap; Local lodging tax; Platform collects tax | - |
| Last checked | 2026-10-07 | - |
| Dataset row id | phoenix-az | - |
"unknown" means the value was not found on the official pages read on the check date, not that no such rule exists. "Stated by" points to the numbered source below.
Sources
- City of Phoenix: Short-Term Rental Registry
- Arizona Revised Statutes 42-5010. Published on www.azleg.gov. Address: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/42/05010.htm
At most one official page per place is linked; every other source is cited as text with its full address.
Sources last checked: 2026-10-07