Tulsa County has no countywide STR occupancy ordinance, but the City of Tulsa caps STR occupancy at 2 guests per bedroom plus 2 additional guests under Tulsa Zoning Code Title 42. Unincorporated county STRs must still meet state building code occupancy limits and state fire code.
Tulsa County does not currently license short-term rentals or set specific occupancy caps in unincorporated areas. Operators in the incorporated cities within the county face stricter rules: the City of Tulsa requires STR registration and caps occupancy at 2 guests per bedroom plus 2 additional, with a typical maximum of 10 guests per unit (Tulsa Zoning Code Title 42 Chapter 35). Jenks, Broken Arrow, and Bixby have similar registration regimes. Statewide, the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code sets maximum occupant loads for sleeping rooms (generally 70 square feet for one occupant, 50 sq ft per additional) and the State Fire Marshal enforces exit and smoke alarm standards for lodging uses. Hosts in unincorporated Tulsa County are still subject to the Oklahoma lodging tax (6.75% state plus 0.367% Tulsa County lodging tax) and must remit occupancy tax regardless of local zoning.
Overcrowding in Tulsa city STR: permit suspension plus fines $250-$1,000. Unincorporated county overcrowding: nuisance complaint to TCSO if life-safety risk; otherwise limited enforcement. Unpaid lodging tax: state OTC penalties and interest.
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