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

Flagstaff's 2026 short-term rental ordinance (Ord. 2026-11) built a graduated enforcement ladder for STR owners instead of a single strike rule. Under Section 3-12-001-0014, the City may suspend an STR license for up to twelve months if the property receives three verified violations within a twelve-month period; aesthetic, solid waste, or vehicle parking violations do not count toward that three-strike total unless they also amount to a serious threat to public health and safety. A single verified violation can trigger suspension outright if it involves a felony at or near the STR, a serious injury or wrongful death tied to the owner's or designee's reckless conduct, knowingly housing a sex offender or running a sober living home or adult-oriented use, or knowingly allowing an unpermitted special event, retail, restaurant, or banquet use.

The City must give written notice of any suspension, and the owner has ten calendar days to appeal to the City Manager and request a hearing under Section 3-12-001-0017; an appeal does not pause the suspension while it is pending. Separately, Section 3-12-001-0015 stacks enhanced civil penalties onto the same violations: $500 for the first verified violation, $1,000 for the second, and $3,500 for the third and every one after that within the twelve-month window. Multiple violations arising from one incident response count as a single violation, and repeat advertising or neighbor-notification violations cured within thirty days are also folded into one violation for penalty purposes. The City Attorney can go to City Court to enforce either provision.