Lake Havasu City, AZ short-term rental permit

What Lake Havasu City asks of you

• State law and city code require owners to register and obtain a permit for each property before it is offered for rent. Owners acknowledge city code Chapter 5.20, Vacation Rentals, effective March 1, 2023.^[4]

• The non-refundable annual permit fee is $250 per property, and the permit runs for one year from the date of issuance.^[4]

• The city cannot issue a permit without proof of a valid Arizona transaction privilege tax number, so you register with the state first.^[4]

• Chapter 5.20 covers trash, noise, parking, disorderly conduct and the other nuisances the code defines.^[4]

• Before offering the property for rent, you notify the residential properties adjacent to, directly and diagonally across the street from it, and give the city an emergency point of contact.^[4]

What Arizona asks wherever you host

These rules apply at this address whatever the city decides.

• Arizona cities may not ban short-term rentals. A restriction by classification, use or occupancy is allowed only where the statute lists it.^[1]

• A city permit fee is capped at $250, or at the city's actual cost of issuing it if that is lower. The application may ask for six things only.^[1]

• A city may make you notify the adjacent, opposite and diagonally opposite properties before the first booking. It may also require the permit number on every advertisement.^[1]

• Stays shorter than thirty consecutive days are taxed under the state's transient lodging classification. Longer stays fall outside it.^[2]