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

Section 7.705 of the Springfield Municipal Code, adopted by Ordinance No. 6445 in 2022, provides that a hosting platform for short-term rentals may collect a fee for booking services in connection with a short-term rental only when that rental is lawfully registered as an operator with the city and possesses a certificate of authority at the time it is occupied. That certificate comes from the registration process at section 7.710, which requires every transient lodging provider, including a short-term rental host, to file a registration form with the tax administrator within 15 calendar days of starting business and to display the resulting certificate at the property once the tax administrator issues it within 15 days.

Because platforms such as booking websites are themselves treated as "transient lodging intermediaries" under section 7.700, and section 7.706 makes intermediaries jointly and severally liable for the underlying 4.5% transient lodging tax alongside the host, section 7.705 gives a platform a direct financial incentive to confirm registration before taking a booking fee: an unregistered listing exposes the platform, not just the host, to the city's tax and enforcement action. The city's finance director serves as tax administrator and can request the physical address and responsible-party contact information for any short-term rental operating within Springfield city limits.