Short-Term Rental Laws in Portland, Oregon

Portland restricts STR to the operator's primary residence verified annually. Operator may rent up to 2 bedrooms in primary residence with operator present (Type A) OR rent the entire residence for up to 95 unhosted nights per year (Type B) — but not both. Both types require an Accessory Short-Term Rental permit + Multnomah County lodging tax registration + state lodging tax registration. Multi-family / apartment STR explicitly prohibited. Portland was among the first US cities to require STR registration and remains one of the more aggressively enforced.

STR allowed in single-family residential and certain mixed-use zones provided primary-residence + bedroom-count + 95-night cap are met. Multi-family buildings (apartments, condos with shared building services) categorically prohibited. ADUs (accessory dwelling units) allowed as STR only if the operator's primary residence is the main dwelling on the same lot. HOA covenants stack on top — many Portland condo buildings explicitly ban STR.

Operators must hold a short-term rental permit before listing. See the official permit portal.

STRs are limited to the operator's primary residence. Maximum 95 nights per year.

Portland Bureau of Development Services administers ASTR (Accessory Short-Term Rental) permits with annual renewal + primary-residence re-verification (driver's license + utility bills + voter registration). Operating without permit: $500-$1,000 first violation + escalating. Portland coordinates with Airbnb/Vrbo for platform-data cross-checks. Permit revocation follows any substantiated zoning violation OR 3+ noise/nuisance complaints in a 12-month window.

Combined short-term lodging tax in Portland is approximately 15.300% of gross nightly revenue (state sales + state TRT + local TRT + applicable resort/city options).

Oregon State Lodging Tax 1.5% + Multnomah County Lodging Tax 5.5% + Portland city Transient Lodging Tax 6.0% + Tourism Improvement District 2.0% — combined ~15.3% on transient lodging

Verify the current combined rate via the Utah State Tax Commission before remitting — rates drift quarterly.