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

TMC § 6B.140.030 fixes the license fee for a transient accommodation, hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and short-term rentals renting individual guest rooms rather than a whole dwelling, at $75.00. Under the licensing subtitle's default term at TMC § 6B.10.070, licenses run one year from the effective date and must be renewed, so the $75.00 fee recurs annually. No additional per-night or occupancy tax appears in this chapter; it is the only recurring charge tied to the license. Short-term rentals renting an entire dwelling fall outside Chapter 6B.140 and are licensed instead under Title 13's zoning-based short-term rental standards.