Mesa may suspend or revoke a short-term rental registration after repeat verified violations within a twelve-month window. ARS §9-500.39 authorizes cities to enforce three documented nuisance strikes against the operator and the property.
While Arizona broadly preempts STR bans, the legislature amended ARS §9-500.39 to permit cities to suspend a registration after three or more verified violations within twelve months. Mesa applies that authority through its STR registration ordinance under Zoning Ordinance §11-3. Qualifying violations include unlawful gatherings, unruly events as defined in Mesa code, sex-offender residency breaches, and serious health-code failures. Strikes attach to both the operator and the parcel, so a transfer does not reset the count. After three strikes, the city may suspend the registration for up to twelve months and notify the platform.
A third strike within twelve months allows registration suspension up to one year and removal from booking platforms after Mesa's notice to the host's platform of record.
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