Scottsdale requires owners of vacation and short-term rentals to obtain and maintain an annual city license for each property, at $250 per property. The city says Arizona law prevents it from regulating these rentals solely because of how they are classified or used. Rentals owe the city's 5% transient tax in addition to its 1.75% transaction privilege tax.
Facts
| Field | Value | Stated by |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Scottsdale | - |
| State | AZ | - |
| Jurisdiction type | city | - |
| Permit required | Yes | Source 1 |
| Permit name | Annual city short-term/vacation rental license | - |
| Permit fee (USD) | $250 | Source 1 |
| Fee notes | The annual license fee is $250 per property. | - |
| Renewal period | annual | Source 1 |
| Non-owner-occupied rental allowed | unknown | - |
| Caps and zoning limits | No city cap is stated; the city says state law removes the ability of cities and towns to regulate these rentals based solely on their classification or use. | Source 2 |
| Annual night cap | unknown | - |
| Local lodging tax | 5% | Source 2 |
| State lodging tax | 5.5% | Source 3 |
| Platform collects tax | unknown | - |
| Tax notes | 5% is the city Transient Tax only; the city also imposes a separate 1.75% transaction privilege (sales) tax. 5.5% is the Arizona statutory rate for the transient lodging classification (A.R.S. 42-5010); county rates are not included. | - |
| Penalties | unknown | - |
| Fields not confirmed | Non-owner-occupied rental allowed; Annual night cap; Platform collects tax; Penalties | - |
| Last checked | 2026-10-07 | - |
| Dataset row id | scottsdale-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 Scottsdale: Information for Owners and Operators
- City of Scottsdale: Information about Vacation and Short-Term Rentals. Published on www.scottsdaleaz.gov. Address: https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/codes-and-ordinances/vacation-and-short-term-rentals/information-about-vacation-short-term-rentals
- 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