Portland issues Accessory Short-Term Rental permits, valid for two years, only where a long-term resident lives at the property at least 270 days a year. Type A covers up to two bedrooms and five overnight guests, and Type B is a conditional use for three to five bedrooms. The city transient lodgings tax is 6%, with a 5.5% county tax and a 1.5% state lodging tax on top.
Facts
| Field | Value | Stated by |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Portland | - |
| State | OR | - |
| Jurisdiction type | city | - |
| Permit required | Yes | Source 1 |
| Permit name | Accessory Short-Term Rental (ASTR) permit: Type A (up to 2 bedrooms) or Type B conditional use (3 to 5 bedrooms) | - |
| Permit fee (USD) | unknown | - |
| Fee notes | Dollar amounts are in the city's fee schedule document, which was not read; a May 2025 city notice says the fees rose 5-6% on July 1, 2025. | - |
| Renewal period | 2 years | Source 2 |
| Non-owner-occupied rental allowed | No | Source 1 |
| Caps and zoning limits | Both types require a long-term resident who lives at the property at least 270 days per calendar year. Type A: no more than 2 bedrooms and 5 overnight guests. In structures with three or more units: one unit or 25 percent of the units, whichever is greater. | Source 2 |
| Annual night cap | unknown | - |
| Local lodging tax | 6% | Source 3 |
| State lodging tax | 1.5% | Source 5 |
| Platform collects tax | Yes | Source 3 |
| Tax notes | 6% is the City of Portland transient lodgings tax only. Multnomah County adds 5.5%, a 3% Tourism Improvement District charge applies as a separate fee, and short-term rentals pay $4 per night. The state lodging tax is 1.5% for stays ending on or before December 31, 2026 and 2.75% from January 1, 2027. Booking agents and online travel companies collect and remit the city-administered taxes for hosts, and Oregon requires transient lodging intermediaries to collect the state tax. | - |
| Penalties | Operating without a permit may be fined; a May 2025 city notice puts the maximum at $26,201 under the FY24-25 schedule when several offense types are found. | Source 4 |
| Fields not confirmed | Permit fee (USD); Annual night cap | - |
| Last checked | 2026-10-07 | - |
| Dataset row id | portland-or | - |
"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
- Portland Permitting & Development: Accessory Short-Term Rental (ASTR) Permits
- Portland Permitting & Development: ASTR Type A Permits - 1-2 Bedrooms. Published on www.portland.gov. Address: https://www.portland.gov/ppd/astr-permits/1-2-bedrooms-type-permits
- City of Portland Revenue Division: Transient Lodgings Tax. Published on www.portland.gov. Address: https://www.portland.gov/revenue/tlt
- City of Portland: City Updates Citation Procedure and Short-Term Rental Fees. Published on www.portland.gov. Address: https://www.portland.gov/community-economic-dev/news/2025/5/27/city-updates-citation-procedure-and-short-term-rental-fees
- Oregon Department of Revenue: State lodging tax. Published on www.oregon.gov. Address: https://www.oregon.gov/dor/programs/businesses/pages/lodging.aspx
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