Yuma Short-Term Rentals: Night Caps Rules (2026)

Arizona's vacation rental preemption statute, A.R.S. § 9-500.39, bars cities and towns from prohibiting vacation or short-term rentals, restricting their use based solely on classification as an STR, or capping rental nights or minimum stay length. Cities may only adopt regulations that protect public health and safety, including reasonable licensing, occupancy, parking, noise, and emergency-contact rules, plus neighbor notification and a $500,000 liability insurance requirement (or platform-provided coverage). Consistent with that framework, the Yuma City Code does not contain a stand-alone STR chapter that limits annual rental nights; instead, a Yuma business license under Section 77-03 is required, the city's noise ordinance and zoning rules apply, and operators must collect Arizona TPT and the City of Yuma transient lodging tax on every booking. Yuma is a winter snowbird destination with very high seasonal demand from October through March, and an STR may therefore be rented year-round so long as license, tax, occupancy, and nuisance rules are followed. Because Arizona STR law has been amended in three legislative sessions since 2016, confirm any current local rules with the Yuma Business License Office at (928) 373-5074 before launching a rental.