Glendale, AZ Short-Term Rentals: Night Caps (2026)
Key Facts
- Annual Night Cap
- None
- Minimum Stay
- None (state preempted)
- Authority
- ARS 9-500.39
- City Section
- Sec. 29.1-41
- HOA Override
- Not preempted
Summary
Glendale does not impose a minimum-stay or annual night cap on short-term rentals. Arizona Revised Statutes Section 9-500.39 (created by SB 1350 in 2016, amended by HB 2672 in 2019 and HB 2546 in 2022) preempts cities and towns from prohibiting vacation rentals or restricting their use solely on the basis of duration or classification, and Glendale City Code Section 29.1-41 follows that framework with registration requirements only.
A. A city or town may not prohibit vacation rentals or short-term rentals.
B. A city or town may not restrict the use of or regulate vacation rentals or short-term rentals based on their classification, use or occupancy except as provided in this section. A city or town may regulate vacation rentals or short-term rentals as follows:
1. To protect the public's health and safety, including rules and regulations related to fire and building codes, health and sanitation, transportation or traffic control and solid or hazardous waste and pollution control, if the city or town demonstrates that the rule or regulation is for the primary purpose of protecting the public's health and safety.
2. To adopt and enforce use and zoning ordinances, including ordinances related to noise, protection of welfare, property maintenance and other nuisance issues, if the ordinance is applied in the same manner as other property classified under sections 42-12003 and 42-12004.
3. To limit or prohibit the use of a vacation rental or short-term rental for the purposes of housing sex offenders, operating or maintaining a sober living home, selling illegal drugs, liquor control or pornography, obscenity, nude or topless dancing and other adult-oriented businesses.
4. To require the owner of a vacation rental or short-term rental to provide the city or town with emergency contact information for the owner or the owner's designee who is responsible for responding to complaints or emergencies in a timely manner in person if required by public safety personnel, over the phone or by email at any time of day before offering for rent or renting the vacation rental or short-term rental.
F. Notwithstanding any other law, a city or town may impose a civil penalty of the following amounts against an owner of a vacation rental or short-term rental if the owner receives one or more verified violations related to the same vacation rental or short-term rental property within the same twelve-month period:
1. Up to $500 or up to an amount equal to one night's rent for the vacation rental or short-term rental as advertised, whichever is greater, for the first verified violation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
Arizona is one of the most permissive STR markets in the United States because of state preemption. 39(B) bars regulating them based on their classification, use, or occupancy as a vacation rental or STR (in other words, no minimum-night requirements, no annual night caps, and no zoning bans targeted at the rental term). 39(B)(1)-(7), is require an annual permit/registration with a fee of up to $250, require liability insurance of at least $500,000 (or proof of equivalent platform coverage), require a 24-hour emergency contact, restrict non-residential events such as weddings or retail sales, and impose adjacent-neighbor notification.
1-41 implements those allowances through its registration program but does not impose any limit on the number of nights a property may be rented in a year, the minimum length of any individual stay, or seasonal blackout periods. Note that homeowner-association CC&Rs are not preempted - if your property is in an HOA-governed subdivision (common in Arrowhead Ranch, Sierra Verde, and other master-planned Glendale communities), the HOA may impose its own minimum-stay rules independent of city or state law.
Violations & Fines
Because no city night cap exists, there is no city penalty tied to the number of nights rented. Operators must still comply with Section 29.1-41 registration, insurance, and emergency-contact requirements, with state-preemption penalties capped at $500 (first offense) up to $3,500 (third within 12 months) per verified violation under ARS 9-500.39(F).
Frequently Asked Questions
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