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Hotels & Lodging in Tucson, AZ (2026)

1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Tucson, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Transient Occupancy Tax

Every operator of a hotel, lodging house, apartment house, or recreation vehicle park in Tucson owes a 9 percent occupational license tax on rent charged to transients, guests staying under 30 consecutive days, under City Code § 19-66(a). A separate per-occupancy surtax under § 19-66(b) currently sits at $0.00. The tax is a license tax on the transient rental occupation, not a general business privilege tax, and is owed monthly as rent is charged.

Tucson Hotel Occupancy Tax Is 9 Percent

Some Restrictions

Tucson City Code § 19-66(a)

Every person who operates or causes to be operated a hotel or recreation vehicle park within the city is subject to and shall pay an occupational license tax in an amount equal to nine (9) percent of the rent charged by the operator to a transient. The transient rental occupational license tax imposed on the class of lodging house and recreation vehicle park operators serving transients as defi...

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