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Phoenix permits STR (<30 days) in nearly all residential and commercial zones. SB 1350 (2016, amended 2019) preempts municipal STR bans — Phoenix cannot prohibit STRs by zoning class, only regulate for health/safety/nuisance. Required: city STR permit, designated 24/7 local contact, neighbor notification, posted occupancy, sales/transient tax registration with AZDOR.
Operators must hold a short-term rental permit before listing. See the official permit portal.
Phoenix Code Enforcement administers the permit program. Permit renewable annually. Operating unregistered: escalating per-day administrative fines + back-tax assessment. Required notification of property neighbors within 30 days of permit issuance. Persistent noise/nuisance complaints trigger permit review under SB 1350's nuisance carve-out.
Combined short-term lodging tax in Phoenix is approximately 12.270% of gross nightly revenue (state sales + state TRT + local TRT + applicable resort/city options).
Arizona State TPT 5.5% + Maricopa County 0.7% + Phoenix city 5.3% + transient stay tax (combined ~12.27% on transient lodging — confirm at AZDOR)
Verify the current combined rate via the Utah State Tax Commission before remitting — rates drift quarterly.
STR regulations vary by jurisdiction. Compare Phoenix against nearby markets.