Arizona forbids Pinal County from limiting short-term rentals to a host's primary residence. Non-owner-occupied and investment STRs are legal. The one exception: owner residency can be required on lots with a post-2024 accessory dwelling unit.
A.R.S. 11-269.17 bars counties from regulating rentals 'based on their classification, use or occupancy except as provided in this section,' which prevents a primary-residence-only mandate for ordinary short-term rentals. The statute's single owner-residency exception applies only where the property 'contains an accessory dwelling unit' whose certificate of occupancy or final approval was 'issued... on or after September 14, 2024.' Otherwise Pinal County cannot require the host to live at the property, and dedicated investment or second-home STRs are permitted throughout the unincorporated county, subject to TPT licensing and reasonable health-and-safety rules.
There is no penalty for operating a non-owner-occupied STR. The narrow ADU owner-residency requirement, where it applies, is enforced through the county's permit and zoning process.
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