Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ short-term rental permit
Short stays in Pinetop-Lakeside need a town permit, while monthly rentals stay outside the town's licensing. Start with the state: your transaction privilege tax number goes on the town application.[4]
Every rule below links to the official source it comes from, verified October 2, 2026.
Can you rent short term in Pinetop-Lakeside?
Get a permit first
What you apply for: Town of Pinetop-Lakeside short-term rental permit
- Seasonal homes
- 1,080
- Housing units
- 3,243
- Residents
- 4,101
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates
- City rulePermit required
- City fee$250
- Tax on each staySet locally
- Seasonal homes333 per 1,000
Pinetop-Lakeside short-term rental permit
Pinetop-Lakeside requires a short-term rental permit from any owner renting a property for twenty-nine consecutive days or less. The town's license applies only to rentals of under thirty days, so owners renting for thirty days or more do not go through this process. The annual license is $250 per property and must be obtained and maintained for each property in the town. The application asks for a valid transaction privilege tax license, whose number you need before applying, and for proof of ownership. A warranty deed or the latest property tax bill will do. Proof of liability insurance must cover the vacation rental in the aggregate for at least $500,000. Evidence that each transaction goes through a platform providing equal or greater primary coverage works too. The emergency point of contact must be local. A photograph of their driver's license is one accepted proof. Once issued, the short-term rental registration number has to appear in every online advertisement for the property. It must also be posted in a conspicuous place inside the unit at all times. The immediate neighbors must be given twenty-four-hour emergency contact information.[4]
What Pinetop-Lakeside asks of you
Any owner renting a property for twenty-nine consecutive days or less must apply for a short-term rental permit. Rentals of thirty days or more fall outside the town's licensing.[4]
The annual license fee is $250 per property, and owners must obtain and maintain one for each property they rent in the town.[4]
The application requires a valid transaction privilege tax license, whose number is needed to apply, and proof of ownership by warranty deed or latest property tax bill.[4]
It also requires liability insurance covering the rental in the aggregate for at least $500,000, or evidence that each transaction runs through a platform providing equal or greater primary coverage.[4]
The emergency point of contact must be shown to be local, for instance by a photograph of their driver's license.[4]
The registration number must be posted in every online advertisement for the rental and in a conspicuous place inside the unit at all times. The immediate neighbors must receive twenty-four-hour emergency contact details.[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]
What a guest pays on top of your nightly rate in Pinetop-Lakeside
Each layer is set by a different authority, and not all of them are collected by the platform.
| Layer | Rate | Remitted to |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona transient lodging transaction privilege tax[3] | 5.5% | The state revenue department |
| City transient lodging tax[4] | Not published | The city |
The transaction privilege tax license comes first: the town needs your TPT number on the permit application, so the state registration has to be done before the local one.[4]
What the census counts
How much of Pinetop-Lakeside is already a second home
The Census Bureau counts 1,080 of Pinetop-Lakeside's 3,243 homes as vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use. That is 333 out of every 1,000. It ranks Pinetop-Lakeside 1st of the 25 Arizona cities on this site for the share of its housing stock kept for part-year use.
- Rank in the state
- 1st of 25
- Share of housing
- 333 per 1,000
- Median home value
- $370,800
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates, tables B25004, B25001, B01003 and B25077.
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Where Pinetop-Lakeside sits among its neighbors
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2,296 seasonal homes, 296 per 1,000 housing units.
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444 seasonal homes, 192 per 1,000 housing units.
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Permit required
1,260 seasonal homes, 189 per 1,000 housing units.
Sedona short-term rental rulesJerome, AZ
License required
51 seasonal homes, 179 per 1,000 housing units.
Jerome short-term rental rulesFAQ
Pinetop-Lakeside short-term rental questions
Does a monthly rental need a Pinetop-Lakeside permit?
Where does the registration number have to appear?
Can my emergency contact live out of town?
Sources
- A.R.S. § 9-500.39, Limits on regulation of vacation rentals and short-term rentals, Arizona State Legislature, read on September 20, 2026
- A.R.S. § 42-5070, Transient lodging classification; definition, Arizona State Legislature, read on October 2, 2026
- A.R.S. § 42-5010, Rates; distribution base, Arizona State Legislature, read on October 2, 2026
- Short-Term Rental Permit, community development, Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, read on September 20, 2026
This page is not legal advice. It summarizes the official sources listed on this page as they read on October 2, 2026. Rules can change after that date, so check with the issuing office before you apply or publish a listing.
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