Eugene, OR Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)
Short-term rental permit rules in Eugene, OR, also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration, list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Key Facts
- Registration
- Required before renting any unit under 30 days
- Info required
- Street address, local contact name/phone, owner-occupied status
- Renewal
- Annual, update or affirm accuracy
- Tax
- 4.5% transient lodging tax also applies (EC 3.770-3.800)
- Penalty
- Up to $500 civil fine per day (EC 3.995)
Summary
Eugene requires every short-term rental owner to register with the city before renting out a home, duplex, apartment, or spare bedroom for stays under 30 days. EC 3.350 sets what the registration must contain, requires annual renewal, and folds the rental into the city's 4.5% transient lodging tax. Current through Ordinance 20739 (June 8, 2026).
(1) Short-term Rental Registration Requirements. No person or business may own a short-term rental in the City of Eugene without registering the short-term rental with the City.
(a) A registrant must provide all the required registration information, the substantive registration information limited to the street address of the short-term rental(s), a local contact name and phone number of a person responsible for the short-term rental, and whether the short-term rental is owner-occupied. The provided information must be kept up to date.
(b) The registration required by section (1) of this section must be annually renewed. At the time of annual renewal, the registrant must either update the registration information or affirm that all registration information is accurate and up to date.
(2) Transient Lodging Tax. Transient lodging tax shall be collected and remitted to the city for each short-term rental, in coordination with transient lodging intermediary if utilized, as set forth in EC 3.770 through EC 3.800.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 20739, passed June 8, 2026).
Full Breakdown
350(1)(a) limits the substantive information the city can demand to the property's street address, a local contact name and phone number for the person responsible for the unit, and a yes-or-no answer on whether the rental is owner-occupied. 350(1)(b) requires annual renewal where the registrant either updates the file or affirms it is still accurate. 075 govern how the registration is processed, denied, or revoked. 800, meaning every short-term rental owes the city's transient lodging tax whether the host collects it directly or works through a hosting platform.
775 as amended by Ordinance 20731 in November 2025. 770(h) is broad, covering a house, duplex, multi-plex, apartment, condominium, houseboat, or trailer rented as a guest bedroom or a whole unit for transient occupancy.
Violations & Fines
EC 3.350 carries no purpose-built penalty, so an unregistered rental falls under EC 3.995, the chapter's general penalty: a civil fine up to $500, or an administrative civil penalty under EC 3.045, with each day the rental operates unregistered counted as a separate violation. The city's business license office administers registration and can pursue enforcement against listings operating without a current registration.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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