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Lane County, OR Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

State tax rate
1.5% of total rent charged
Tax due
when guest's occupancy ends
Collector reimbursement
5% of tax collected
Stacks with
Lane County's own local TLT
Refund claim window
2 years from return due date
Key exemption
stays of 30+ consecutive days

Summary

Every Lane County short-term rental host owes Oregon's 1.5% state transient lodging tax on top of the county's own local tax, per ORS 320.305. The tax is computed on the total rent charged, becomes due when the guest's stay ends, and the host or booking platform collecting it may keep a 5% reimbursement for handling the collection.

City-specific rules exist: Eugene has its own taxes & fees rules that differ from Lane County's county-level regulations. If you live in Eugene, check the city-specific page instead.

320.305 Rate and computation of tax; total retail price; when tax due; collector reimbursement. (1)(a) A tax of 1.5 percent is imposed on any consideration charged for the sale, service or furnishing of transient lodging. (b)(A) The tax must be computed on the total retail price, including all charges other than taxes, paid by a person for occupancy of the transient lodging. (2) The tax imposed under this section becomes due when the occupancy of the transient lodging with respect to which the tax is imposed ends. (3)(a) The tax shall be collected by the transient lodging provider or transient lodging intermediary that collects the consideration charged for occupancy of the transient lodging... (b) The transient lodging tax collector may withhold a collection reimbursement charge of five percent of the amount collected under this subsection. (4) The tax imposed under this section is in addition to and not in lieu of any local transient lodging tax.

Full Breakdown

5% state transient lodging tax on "any consideration charged for the sale, service or furnishing of transient lodging," calculated on the total retail price the guest pays, not just the base nightly rate. Under subsection (2) the tax becomes due the moment the guest's occupancy ends, and subsection (3)(a) puts the collection duty on whichever party, the short-term rental host or the booking platform, actually collects the rent from the guest; that collector may keep a 5% reimbursement charge under (3)(b) for handling the paperwork.

110. 308 exempts a short list of lodging types from the state tax, including hospital and long-term-care dwelling units, drug and alcohol treatment facilities, stays of 30 consecutive days or more by the same occupant, government-funded emergency shelter units, and nonprofit youth or church camps; notably, the everyday exemption for occupancy under 30 days a year does not apply once the unit is rented through a booking platform. 320 requires the Department of Revenue to refund the excess with interest, though the refund claim must be filed within two years of the original return's due date.

325 treats every dollar collected as held in trust for the state, and lets the Department pursue a distraint warrant, the same collection tool used for delinquent income taxes, against a collector who fails to remit.

Violations & Fines

A transient lodging tax collector who fails to remit is treated under ORS 320.330 exactly like an income-tax delinquency: the Department of Revenue can issue deficiency notices, assess penalties and interest under ORS chapters 305, 314 and 316, and pursue a distraint warrant against the collector's assets under ORS 320.325. Officers, employees or members of a business can be held personally, jointly and severally liable, and any assessment can be appealed to the Oregon Tax Court.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the 1.5% state tax instead of Lane County's local lodging tax?
No, it's in addition. ORS 320.305(4) says the state tax "is in addition to and not in lieu of any local transient lodging tax," so a Lane County short-term rental host collects both the state's 1.5% and the county's local rate under LC 4.005.110 on the same stay.
Who has to send in the 1.5% state tax, the host or the booking platform?
Whoever actually collects the rent from the guest. ORS 320.305(3)(a) puts the collection duty on the transient lodging provider or the intermediary, meaning the platform, that collects the consideration charged for occupancy, and that same party may withhold a 5% reimbursement charge for handling it.
Does the state tax apply if I rent my Lane County home to a single long-term tenant?
No. ORS 320.308(6) exempts a dwelling unit leased or occupied by the same person for 30 or more consecutive days, even if the exact unit changes, as long as it stays within the same facility and the same paying occupant throughout.
What happens if a host doesn't pay the 1.5% state tax?
The Department of Revenue can treat it like unpaid income tax: it may issue a deficiency notice, add interest and penalties under ORS chapters 305 and 314, and if the tax still isn't paid, pursue a distraint warrant against the host's or platform's assets under ORS 320.325.

Sources & Official References

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