Tulsa, OK Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)
Key Facts
- License fee
- $75 per year
- Compliance fee
- $300 per year, separate
- Hotel occupancy tax
- 5% of gross rent
- Filed with
- City Finance Department
- License expires
- June 30 annually
Summary
Tulsa charges short-term rental operators a $75 license fee plus an annual $300 compliance fee, and requires STRs to collect the city's 5% hotel occupancy tax like any other lodging business.
A. The application for a short-term rental license or the annual renewal thereof shall be filed with the Finance Department. It shall be accompanied by a license fee of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00). B. At the time of application for, or renewal of, a short-term rental license, an operator shall also pay the City an annual implementation and compliance fee of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).
Full Breakdown
Under Title 21, Chapter 26, every short-term rental operator in Tulsa must file an annual license application with the Finance Department accompanied by a $75.00 license fee, plus a separate $300.00 annual implementation and compliance fee that funds monitoring and enforcement of the short-term rental program. Section 2603.C separately requires operators to comply with Title 44, the City of Tulsa Hotel Tax Code, which levies a 5% excise tax on gross rent from occupancy, collected from guests and remitted monthly to the Finance Department. Missing three compliance instances in a year, including on hotel-tax obligations, can trigger license revocation under Section 2605.
Violations & Fines
Operating without paying both STR fees is a misdemeanor: up to $250 for a first offense, up to $500 plus 90 days in city jail for repeat offenses, and possible license revocation for three compliance failures in a year.
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