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

D. A city or town that requires a local regulatory permit or license pursuant to this section shall adopt an ordinance to allow the city or town to initiate an administrative process to suspend a local regulatory permit or license for a period of up to twelve months for the following verified violations associated with a property: 1. Three verified violations within a twelve-month period, not including any verified violation based on an aesthetic, solid waste disposal or vehicle parking violation that is not also a serious threat to public health and safety. 2. One verified violation that results in or constitutes any of the following: (a) A felony offense committed at or in the vicinity of a vacation rental or short-term rental by the vacation rental or short-term rental owner or owner's designee. (b) A serious physical injury or wrongful death at or related to a vacation rental or short-term rental resulting from the knowing, intentional or reckless conduct of the vacation rental or short-term rental owner or owner's designee. (c) An owner or owner's designee knowingly or intentionally housing a sex offender, allowing offenses related to adult-oriented businesses, sexual offenses or prostitution, or operating or maintaining a sober living home, in violation of a regulation or ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 3 of this section. (d) An owner or owner's designee knowingly or intentionally allowing the use of a vacation rental or short-term rental for a special event that would otherwise require a permit or license pursuant to a city or town ordinance or a state law or rule or for a retail, restaurant, banquet space or other similar use. 3. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection, any attempted or completed felony offense, arising from the occupancy or use of a vacation rental or short-term rental, that results in a death, or actual or attempted serious physical injury, shall be grounds for judicial relief in the form of a suspension of the property's use as a vacation rental or short-term rental for a period of time that shall not exceed twelve months.