Avondale, AZ Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)

Article IX of Chapter 13, adopted under Ariz. Rev. Stat. Sec. 39, gives the city's finance and budget director, acting as licensing administrator, authority to issue, deny and suspend short-term rental licenses, with enforcement by the Avondale Police Department and Code Compliance Department (Sec. 13-180). Sec. 13-182(a) bars offering or renting a short-term rental without a valid license, and Sec. 13-182(b) requires a separate license per property, valid one year, non-transferable, with fees forfeited if a transfer is attempted. The license application must disclose the owner's or business entity's contact information, the rental's address, its State of Arizona transaction privilege tax license number and location code, the emergency point of contact, and attestations that the owner or designee is not a registered sex offender and has no disqualifying felony convictions (Sec.

13-182(c)). Beyond the license itself, owners must notify neighboring properties before the first rental (Sec. 13-183), carry at least $500,000 in liability insurance unless the booking platform provides it (Sec. 13-184), post emergency contact information inside the unit, and comply with the city's zoning, property maintenance and offenses chapters (Sec. 13-185). The city may deny a license for false information, a disqualifying criminal history, or a pattern of prior verified violations at that address (Sec. 13-182(d)).