Short-Term Rentals in Arlington County, VA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Arlington County, Virginia.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Arlington County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Taxes & Fees
Arlington County's 5.25% transient occupancy tax reaches short-term rentals booked through platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo. Under County Code Section 40-4, when the accommodation is a short-term rental as defined in Virginia Code Section 15.2-983, the booking platform, called an accommodations intermediary, must collect the tax on the room charge and remit it directly to the County Treasurer.
Arlington Short-Term Rental Occupancy Tax
Some RestrictionsArlington County Code § 40-4
For any retail sale of accommodations facilitated by an accommodations intermediary, the accommodations intermediary shall collect the tax imposed pursuant to this chapter, computed on the room charge. When the accommodations are at a hotel, the accommodations intermediary shall remit the taxes on the accommodations fee to the Treasurer and shall remit any remaining taxes to the hotel, which sh...
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