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Provo, UT Short-Term Rentals: Host Platform Liability (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
Provo City Code 6.33.070
Disclosure frequency
Semiannual, to the City
Booking rule
No booking fee on unlicensed unit
Compliance presumption
Online-only platforms following (1)-(2)
Carve-out
Administrative subpoena duty still applies

Summary

Provo requires hosting platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo to report every local listing twice a year and bars them from completing a booking for any property that is not licensed under Chapter 6.33 at the time the platform collects its fee.

(1) Subject to applicable laws, hosting platforms must disclose to the City on a semiannual basis each home-sharing and vacation rental listing located in the City, the names of the persons responsible for each such listing, the address of each such listing, the length of stay for each such listing, and the price paid for each stay. (2) Hosting platforms may not complete any booking transaction for any residential property or unit unless that property or unit is licensed under the requirements provided in this Chapter at the time the hosting platform receives a fee for the booking transaction.

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Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-17, passed June 9, 2026).

Full Breakdown

070, Hosting Platform Responsibilities, places two direct duties on booking platforms operating in the city. First, subject to applicable law, platforms must disclose to the City on a semiannual basis each home-sharing and vacation rental listing located in Provo, along with the name of the person responsible for the listing, its address, the length of each stay, and the price paid. 33 license status at the moment of payment, not merely at listing time. 12. Subsection (4) limits the whole section to what state and federal law allow, and the City will not apply it where a court or the City itself determines it is preempted. 020, the platform's booking check effectively also polices those zoning and density limits at the point of sale.

Violations & Fines

A hosting platform that completes a booking for an unlicensed Provo property, or fails to file the required semiannual listing disclosure, is enforced under Section 1.03.010(1), Provo City Code, per 6.33.080, and remains subject to administrative subpoena under Chapter 3.12.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Airbnb or Vrbo book an unlicensed Provo rental?
No. Section 6.33.070(2) bars a hosting platform from completing a booking transaction for any residential property unless it holds a current short-term rental license under Chapter 6.33 at the moment the platform collects its fee.
What must hosting platforms report to Provo?
Twice a year, platforms must disclose each home-sharing or vacation rental listing in the city, the responsible person's name, the listing address, length of stay, and price paid, per Section 6.33.070(1).
Does complying with the booking and disclosure rules protect a platform from all Provo requirements?
Not entirely. Section 6.33.070(3) presumes compliance for online-only platforms that meet Subsections (1) and (2), but the platform still must comply with the chapter's administrative subpoena provisions.

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