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

Under Flagstaff City Code § 3-12-001-0003, it is unlawful to rent or offer to rent an STR anywhere in the City of Flagstaff without a license issued under Chapter 3-12, and a property with multiple STR units needs a separate license for each one. Any online listing that references a Flagstaff address as available for transient lodging counts as prima facie evidence the owner is operating an STR, so an unlicensed listing alone can trigger enforcement.

The license application under § 3-12-001-0004 requires the property address, the owner's contact information, a designated 24-hour emergency point of contact whose name and phone number become public record, the Arizona transaction privilege tax license number, a sworn statement that neither the owner nor any designee is a registered sex offender or has a disqualifying felony conviction within the past five years, proof of required neighbor notification, and the annual license fee set under Chapter 3-10 (User Fees), which is nonrefundable and not prorated. The City can deny a license for incomplete applications, unpaid fees, false statements, disqualifying criminal history, or an existing suspension on the same property, and the City Code Compliance Manager must give written notice of denial with a right to appeal to the City Manager within ten calendar days.

An owner who fails to apply for a license within thirty days of written notice of noncompliance faces a civil penalty of $1,000 per month under § 3-12-001-0004(E), on top of the penalties for verified violations set out in § 3-12-001-0015, and must immediately stop renting until a valid license is obtained.