Casa Grande, AZ Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Casa Grande Municipal Code § 5.28.100 sets escalating penalties for short-term rental violations citywide. Under subsection C, a first violation is a civil offense punishable by a $250 fine (exclusive of penalty assessments), and subsection D makes each day a violation continues a separate offense. Subsection E creates the "habitual offender" designation: an owner or designee who commits a violation after already being found responsible for two or more violations within a 24-month period, whether by admission, fine payment, default, or hearing judgment, is a habitual offender.

The 24-month window is measured from the dates the offenses were committed, not when they were adjudicated. Once designated, habitual-offender violations are treated as a Class 2 misdemeanor rather than a civil fine, carrying up to four months of incarceration, a fine of up to $750 (exclusive of penalty assessments), or both. Separately, subsection H layers civil penalties tied to repeat violations at the same property within a rolling 12-month period: up to $500 or one night's advertised rent for a first violation, up to $1,000 or two nights' rent for a second, and up to $3,500 or three nights' rent for a third and any later violation, whichever is greater.

Subsection F adds a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per month for operating without a permit after 30 days' written notice. Casa Grande Police Department officers, code enforcement officers, and city-manager-designated employees issue citations, and the city attorney can pursue judicial relief under § 5.28.090, including a 12-month suspension of a property's short-term rental use following a felony resulting in death or serious injury. Owners may appeal a suspension or penalty to the deputy city manager within 30 days under § 5.28.110.