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In 2022, the Arizona Legislature passed Senate Bill 1168 which authorized cities and towns to create a limited permit/license process to further regulate Short-Term Rentals (STRs). In September 2023, Phoenix City Council approved a text amendment to the Short-Term Rental Ordinance, which altered the existing ordinance from a registration requirement to a permitting requirement and went into effect on November 6, 2023.  

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

• New STR ordinance replaces existing STR registration with limited STR permit process.
• All STR properties must obtain a STR permit from the Planning and Development Department. 
• ​City must issue or deny permit within 7 days​
• Owner may appeal denial, non-renewal or suspension
• Prohibits the use of an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) as an STR.
• Non-residential and other uses are prohibited by A.R.S. 9-500.39.
• Enhanced civil penalties.

PUBLIC NOTICE POLICY

• The owner/representative is required to send a Notice of Intent via Certified Mail to:
• Abutting neighbors. (If the short-term rental is located in a single family home; properties on either side and front and back/across the street/behind the property. If the Short-Term Rental is located in an apartment: above, below and either side of the apartment.)
• Any registered homeowners associations and registered neighborhood associations registered with the City of Phoenix and located within a 600 foot radius of the subject property. 
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• Owner must display STR permit/license number on each advertisement for STR.