Glendale, AZ Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)
Key Facts
- City license fee
- $100.00, non-refundable
- Fee applies to
- New and renewal applications
- State proof required
- Valid TPT license (A.R.S. Title 42)
- Missing proof/fee
- Grounds for denial
Summary
Glendale charges a non-refundable $100 fee with every short-term rental license application and renewal, and applicants must prove they already hold a valid state transaction privilege tax (TPT) license before the city will issue the local license.
(c)License applications. ... (5)Proof of a valid transaction privilege tax license. ... (d)License fee. Every application, including any renewal application, for a short-term rental license under this Article shall be accompanied by a non-refundable one hundred dollar ($100.00) license fee and penalties incurred pursuant to this section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 115).
Full Breakdown
3(c)(5) requires every short-term rental license application to include proof of a valid transaction privilege tax license, the license the State of Arizona issues under Title 42 for taxing the rental transaction itself. 00 license fee, plus any penalties already incurred under the section. Because the fee attaches to both new and renewal applications, an owner pays it again each year the license is renewed. S. Title 42. 3(e), the city may deny a new or renewal license outright if the applicant failed to pay the required fee or failed to provide the required information, which includes the TPT proof.
A licensee who lets required information, including proof tied to the license, go stale must notify the city manager of any change at least ten days before it takes effect.
Violations & Fines
Failing to pay the $100.00 license fee or failing to submit proof of a valid transaction privilege tax license is grounds for the city to deny the application under § 29.1-41.3(e). An owner who nonetheless operates without a completed, fee-paid license faces the same operating-without-a-license penalties as any unlicensed short-term rental, including a civil penalty of up to $1,000.00 per month if the owner does not apply within thirty days of a written violation notice.
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Sources & Official References
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