Pasco, WA Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)

Because Pasco prohibits rentals of fewer than 30 days, there is no city short-term rental tax or permit fee tied to that use. The taxes that govern transient lodging in Washington still frame the landscape. Under the Washington Department of Revenue's lodging rules, a transient guest is one provided lodging for less than 30 days in a row, and transient lodging is subject to retail sales tax, the retailing B&O tax, and applicable local lodging (hotel-motel) taxes; the city's Lodging Tax Advisory Committee notes the lodging tax applies to hotels, motels, rooming houses, private campgrounds, RV parks and similar facilities for charges under 30 consecutive days. Pasco's lodging tax is administered consistent with state law and PMC Chapter 3.161, under the statutory authority of RCW Chapter 67.28 (including RCW 67.28.1816 and 67.28.080), and the revenues fund tourism promotion. The fees a Pasco property owner actually encounters are for the uses the city does authorize: the annual Rental License for 30-plus-day rentals under PMC Chapter 5.60, and the general business license required by PMC 5.05.020. This entry does not assert a specific Pasco lodging-tax percentage, because the rate was not confirmed in the fetched sources; operators should verify the current combined rate through the Washington DOR Tax Rate Lookup for the property's location code. Crucially, none of these lodging taxes legitimize a sub-30-day rental that Pasco does not allow.