Vacation and Short-Term Rentals
Short-Term Rental Requirements
Glendale
Since January 2023, owners of vacation and short-term rentals in Glendale have been required to provide the City of Glendale the name and contact information of a person designated as an emergency contact, as well as contact information for the owner(s) responsible for responding to complaints in accordance with Glendale City Code Section 29.1-41.
If you are operating a short-term rental, the City of Glendale will mail you a registration letter on how to register your short-term rental. The registration letter will include a link to the short-term rental registration portal and instructions for registering your rental property.
If you own a short-term rental property and have not received a registration letter, please contact Glendale Customer Service at 623.930.3190 or taxlic@glendaleaz.com.
State
Every vacation or short-term rental property in the state is required to have a Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) license from the State of Arizona Department of Revenue. When applying for your TPT license, select the Region Code GE (Glendale) on your license. You can apply for your TPT license at www.aztaxes.gov. For more information, please visit Arizona Department of Revenue Short-Term Lodging webpage.
Maricopa County
Additionally, all rental units in Glendale are required to register those units with the Maricopa County Assessor per Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S.) §33-1902 prior to being occupied. For more information, please visit the Maricopa County Assessor's Office Residential Property Forms webpage.
What is a Vacation or Short-Term Rental?
Per A.R.S. § 9-500.39(L)(4)(a), a vacation rental or short-term rental means any individually or collectively owned single-family or one-to-four-family house or dwelling unit or any unit or group of units in a condominium or cooperative that is also a transient public lodging establishment or owner-occupied residential home offered for transient use if the accommodations are not classified for property taxation under A.R.S. § 42-12001.
A vacation or short-term rental is a residential property that is offered for rent for less than thirty days.
Per A.R.S. § 9-500-39(L)(4)(b), vacation rental and short-term rental does not include a unit that is used for any nonresidential use, including retail, restaurant, banquet space, event center or another similar use.
Nuisance Parties & Unlawful Gatherings
Under Glendale's Nuisance Parties and Unlawful Gatherings ordinance (Chapter 25, Article X) property owners are accountable for repeated unruly gatherings or parties. This ordinance applies to all private residences whether they are long- or short-term rentals or owner-occupied.
Are short-term or Vacation Rental Properties Subject to TPT?
Yes. All short-term and vacation rental properties in Glendale are required to pay both TPT and a Transient Tax for a combined TPT rate of 15.7%. Property owners are responsible for obtaining a TPT license from the Arizona Department of Revenue.
Property owners who only book through an Online Lodging Marketplace (OLM), where applicable taxes are paid by the OLM, must still file a TPT return showing the gross receipts received from the OLM with a deduction equal to the amount received from the OLM.
Report Violations
What do I do if I have a complaint about my neighbor’s short-term rental?
If you have a noise or street parking complaint, please contact the non-emergency Police Department at phone number (623)930-3000 when the issue occurs.
For other issues such as weeds, trash in yard, or vehicles parked in the yard, please contact Code Compliance at phone number (623) 930-3610 (M-F 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.).
How do I report an unlicensed short-term rental?
File your complaint by filling out the Property Incident Form on the short-term rental registration portal.