Avondale, AZ Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)

Rather than fixing a license fee amount in the ordinance text itself, Sec. 13-182(c)(7) requires every short-term rental applicant to pay 'the fees prescribed in the city's then current schedule of fees and charges,' a separate council-adopted fee resolution that can be updated without amending the ordinance. That fee accompanies the full application required by Sec. 13-182(c), which also requires the property's State of Arizona transaction privilege tax (TPT) license number and location code (Sec. 13-182(c)(3)); Avondale does not itself collect a lodging or occupancy tax through this article, since TPT on short-term rentals is administered by the Arizona Department of Revenue under state law.

Licenses run for one year from issuance or renewal and are neither transferable nor assignable; Sec. 13-182(b) specifically states that an attempted transfer or assignment voids the license and forfeits all fees already paid, so a buyer of a short-term rental property cannot inherit the seller's paid license or its fee. Failing to pay the required fee is itself a stated ground for denying a new or renewal license under Sec. 13-182(d)(1). Owners must also update the licensing administrator in writing within ten calendar days of any change to the fee-supporting application information (Sec. 13-182(e)).