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Juneau permits STRs across residential and commercial zones with a CBJ business license + sales tax + bed tax registration. The city's STR inventory is concentrated downtown (cruise-season tourism) and the Mendenhall Valley. STR is allowed in D-1 through D-18 residential zones, MU Mixed-Use, and Light Commercial. No primary-residence requirement; investor whole-home STRs are explicitly permitted. Juneau has not imposed caps as of 2026 but the Assembly has occasionally debated them.
Operators must hold a short-term rental permit before listing. See the official permit portal.
City and Borough of Juneau Finance Department administers sales + bed tax registration with monthly remittance. Application requires CBJ business license, designated local contact, life-safety self-certification, parking plan. Operating without registration: civil penalty + back-tax + administrative fines. Enforcement primarily complaint-driven. Juneau's STR market is highly seasonal — most listings operate May–September with a sharp drop-off in winter.
Combined short-term lodging tax in Juneau is approximately 14.000% of gross nightly revenue (state sales + state TRT + local TRT + applicable resort/city options).
No Alaska state sales tax; City and Borough of Juneau Sales Tax 5% + Hotel/Motel Bed Tax 9% — combined ~14.0% on transient lodging
Verify the current combined rate via the Utah State Tax Commission before remitting — rates drift quarterly.
STR regulations vary by jurisdiction. Compare Juneau against nearby markets.