Casa Grande, AZ Short-Term Rentals: Host Platform Liability (2026)

Section 5.28.050(C) of the Casa Grande Municipal Code extends short-term rental liability past the property owner to any person or entity that receives payment or accepts a fee, directly or indirectly, for facilitating the rental of a property that is operating in violation of the city code or other law. Because the prohibition is not limited to the owner or the on-site designee, it reaches booking platforms, property managers, and any other intermediary that collects a commission or service fee on a listing for a short-term rental that lacks a valid permit or is otherwise out of compliance.

The provision sits alongside § 5.28.050(B)'s list of strictly prohibited uses, such as nonresidential use, special events, retail or restaurant operation, housing sex offenders, sober living homes, liquor or drug sales, and adult-oriented business, and subsection D confirms that a designee's noncompliance never relieves the owner of liability, reinforcing that liability under the chapter is deliberately layered across owner, designee, and facilitator. Enforcement runs through the same civil citation and habitual-offender mechanism in § 5.28.100, and representations or online listings referencing the property's location inside the city are made prima facie evidence under § 5.28.100(F) that a short-term rental is operating.