Oklahoma City, OK Accessory Structures: ADU Rental Restrictions (2026)

Two regimes govern secondary-dwelling rentals in Oklahoma City. For long-term rentals (30 days or more), a secondary dwelling may be rented to a tenant so long as the SUP owner-occupancy condition is satisfied (the owner lives in either the main house or the secondary unit). No separate rental license is required for long-term residential rental in OKC at this time. For short-term rentals (under 30 days, Airbnb/Vrbo), Oklahoma City Municipal Code Chapter 35 - adopted in 2021 - requires an STR license issued by the Development Services Department. License conditions include: a designated local contact reachable within one hour, occupancy limits (typically two persons per bedroom plus two), HOT (Hotel Occupancy Tax) registration with the city and the Oklahoma Tax Commission, and posting the license number on listings. Oklahoma assesses 4.5% state sales tax plus city sales tax and a local lodging tax on STR stays. STRs in non-owner-occupied secondary dwellings may face additional conditions or be limited based on zoning. Oklahoma has no statewide STR preemption law (compare Florida's Sec. 509.032). Many HOAs in Edmond-area and northwest OKC subdivisions prohibit STRs regardless of city approval.