Pinal County cannot require a host to be present during stays. Instead, state law lets the county require a responsive emergency contact for the owner or designee who handles complaints and emergencies in a timely manner.
Arizona's STR preemption in A.R.S. 11-269.17 contains no on-site host-presence mandate; requiring it would improperly regulate rentals by 'use or occupancy.' What the county may require is emergency contact information: the statute authorizes a county 'to require the owner of a vacation rental or short-term rental to provide the county with emergency contact information for the owner or the owner's designee' responsible for responding to complaints or emergencies in a timely manner. So a Pinal County host may operate remotely provided a reachable local contact or property manager can respond to issues quickly. The narrow ADU owner-residency exception is the only residency-type requirement allowed.
Failure to supply required emergency-contact information, or repeated unaddressed complaints, can support suspension of a county STR license after verified violations. No penalty exists merely for the host being off-site.
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