Goodyear, AZ Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)
Key Facts
- TPT proof required
- A.R.S. § 42-5005 compliance
- Annual STR license fee
- required to keep license active
- Fee amount
- set by City Council resolution
- Application decision
- within 7 business days
- Denial appeal window
- 14 days to City Manager
Summary
Every Goodyear short-term rental must show proof of an Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax license before the City will issue its STR license, and the owner must keep paying the City's own annual STR license fee to keep that license active. Skip either requirement and the City can deny or refuse to renew the STR license outright.
(3) State of Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) License number or other proof of compliance with A.R.S. § 42-5005. ... The City shall issue or deny a STR license application within seven business days of receipt of the information required by Section 8-2-2(A). The City may deny issuance of a STR license application only for any of the following: (1) Failure to provide the information required by Section 8-2-2(A); (2) Failure to pay the City's annual STR license fee;
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-1648, passed April 27, 2026).
Full Breakdown
§ 42-5005, before the City will process the application. That TPT registration is what lets the state and City collect transaction privilege tax on the nightly rental income; Goodyear's own transaction privilege tax chapter, Chapter 8A, incorporates the Model City Tax Code adopted by Ordinance 87-210 by reference rather than restating a tax rate schedule in the City Code itself. On top of the state tax registration, Section 8-2-10(A) makes the City's own annual STR license fee a condition of keeping the license: the City may deny an STR license application, or decline a renewal, for failure to pay the City's annual STR license fee.
The fee amount itself is not fixed in the ordinance text; like other City business license fees under Section 8-7-3, it is established by the city council from time to time by resolution rather than written into the code. The City must issue or deny a completed application within seven business days of receiving the required information under Section 8-2-2(A), which includes the TPT proof. An owner who wants to keep operating legally after a denial for nonpayment has to cure the missing fee or TPT proof and can appeal a denial to the City Manager within 14 days of the mailed notice.
Violations & Fines
Failing to provide TPT proof or pay the annual STR license fee is grounds for the City to deny or refuse to renew a Goodyear STR license under Section 8-2-10(A). A denied applicant has 14 days from mailed notice to appeal in writing to the City Manager, who must decide within 30 days; that decision is final.
Frequently Asked Questions
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