Sedona, AZ Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- Strike threshold
- 3 verified violations / 12 months
- Resulting suspension
- Up to 12 months
- Possible reduction
- To 6 months on appeal
- Excluded strikes
- Aesthetic, waste, parking (non-safety)
- Third-violation civil penalty
- Up to $3,500
Summary
Three verified violations at a Sedona short-term rental within a rolling 12-month period trigger a mandatory suspension of the property's permit for up to a year under SCC 5.25.110. Aesthetic, solid-waste, or parking violations that are not also a serious safety threat do not count toward the three strikes.
A. Permit Suspensions for Verified Violations. The short-term rental specialist shall suspend a short-term rental permit for up to 12 months for any of the following reasons: 1. Three verified violations of this chapter within a 12-month period, not including any such violation based on an aesthetic, solid waste disposal or vehicle parking violation that is not also a serious threat to public health and safety.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Initiative Ordinance 2026-01, approved by voters at the July 21, 2026 election).
Full Breakdown
110(A) directs the short-term rental specialist to suspend a permit for up to 12 months for any of several triggers. 25 within a 12-month period at the same property, not counting an aesthetic, solid waste disposal, or vehicle parking violation unless that violation also constitutes a serious threat to public health and safety. S. 39(B) or (K). 110(A)(2): a felony committed at or near the rental, a serious injury or wrongful death caused by the owner's or designee's reckless conduct, knowingly housing a sex offender or running a sober living home, or knowingly allowing an unpermitted special event or commercial use. 130. 130(E). 030(D)(5)(b).
Violations & Fines
Accumulating three verified violations in 12 months triggers a mandatory suspension of up to 12 months under SCC 5.25.110(A)(1), reducible to six months on appeal under SCC 5.25.130(E) if the owner shows good-faith prevention efforts. Any underlying violation is separately punishable as a misdemeanor and civil offense under SCC 5.25.120(A), with escalating civil penalties of up to $500 for a first violation, $1,000 for a second, and $3,500 for a third or subsequent violation at the same property in the same 12-month period.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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