Short-Term Rentals in Oklahoma ( 2026 )

Edmond's zoning code treats stays under 30 days as 'Overnight Accommodation,' a use permitted by right only in the CBD…

Lawton

Lawton requires every short-term rental, defined broadly to include vacation rental homes and any room rented for…

Midwest City

Owners of Airbnb, VRBO and other short-term rentals in Midwest City must obtain an annual license from the engineering…

Norman

No one may manage or operate a short-term rental in Norman without an annual license from the City Clerk under NCC…

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City requires a home sharing/short term rental license from the Supervisor of Licenses before any host can…

Broken Arrow

A Broken Arrow short-term rental license application must list the unit address, guestroom and parking counts…

Tulsa

Tulsa requires operators to obtain a City-issued short-term rental license before renting, advertising, or offering any…

Noise Rules

Noise restrictions that apply specifically to short-term rental properties, including quiet hours and rules about parties and gatherings.

Lawton

Heavy Restrictions

Lawton bans sound equipment, amplified music and musical instruments at short-term rentals in residential zones, and…

Midwest City

Heavy Restrictions

Midwest City bans short-term rental guests from using sound equipment, amplified music or amplified instruments, and…

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow bans parties and amplified sound at short-term rentals, enforces citywide quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 7…

Norman

Norman's short-term rental ordinance bars STR use that generates noise, vibration, glare, or odors unreasonably…

StatewideSome Restrictions

Taxes & Fees

Transient occupancy taxes, tourism fees, and other charges that hosts must collect from guests or pay to the city.

Oklahoma: statewide

Oklahoma applies its 4.5% state sales tax to every short-term rental stay under 68 O.S. § 1354(A)(7), which taxes the…

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow short-term rental licensees and hosting platforms must collect and remit all applicable state taxes and…

Edmond

Edmond taxes short-term rentals at 6% under its Lodging Tax Ordinance: the code's definition of 'Lodging' expressly…

Lawton

Lawton charges a 7% hotel/transient guest occupancy tax on every short-term rental stay, on top of the annual rental…

Midwest City

Midwest City short-term rental operators pay a $50 application fee, $150 initial license fee, and $100 annual renewal…

Norman

Norman levies a ten percent transient guest room tax on every short-term rental stay under NCC 12-502, and the City…

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City requires an annual $120 home-sharing license per listing, and the city can revoke it if the host owes…

Tulsa

Tulsa charges short-term rental operators a $75 license fee plus an annual $300 compliance fee, and requires STRs to…

Short-Term Rental Parking Rules

Off-street parking requirements for rental guests, limits on the number of vehicles, and restrictions on street parking near rental properties.

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow requires one off-street parking space per sleeping area in a short-term rental, plus one more for the…

Midwest City

Midwest City requires all short-term rental guest parking to stay off the street, and guests who violate any city…

Norman

Norman requires every short-term rental licensee and guest to comply with the City's parking ordinances, and the…

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City requires short-term rentals needing a special exception to provide one off-street parking space for every…

Lawton

Light Restrictions

Lawton requires short-term rental hosts and their guests to follow the city's regular parking ordinances, and license…

Occupancy Limits

Maximum number of guests allowed per rental unit, often based on the number of bedrooms or square footage of the property.

Norman

Norman limits every short-term rental to a single party of guests at a time and bars anyone under 18 from renting one…

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow caps short-term rental overnight occupancy at two people per sleeping area, with a hard ceiling of 12…

Lawton

Lawton limits every short-term rental to one party of guests at a time and bars anyone under 18 from renting one. Hosts…

Midwest City

Midwest City fixes each short-term rental's bedroom and guest occupancy limits on its annual license, and bars any…

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City caps home-sharing/short-term rental occupancy at two guests per bedroom plus two, with a hard ceiling of…

Tulsa

Tulsa caps every licensed short-term rental at 8 guests at one time, whether the unit is a standalone rental or a room…

Insurance Requirements

Liability insurance minimums and other coverage that hosts must carry when renting their property to short-term guests.

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma requires every licensed short-term rental to keep a $1,000,000 per-occurrence commercial general…

Midwest City

Midwest City requires short-term rental owners to prove current, valid property insurance before the city issues an…

Norman

Norman requires every short-term rental license applicant to attest to proof of current, valid property insurance as…

Night Caps

Limits on how many nights per year a property can be rented as a short-term rental, sometimes called annual caps or night limits.

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City lets a host rent their primary-residence home sharing accommodation for up to ten nights a calendar month…

Host Presence Rule

Whether your city allows only home-sharing (host on-site during the rental) versus whole-home unhosted rentals, and the enforcement process for violations.

Broken Arrow

Every Broken Arrow short-term rental must have a local responsible agent reachable 24/7 and on-site within one hour…

Primary-Residence-Only Rule

Rules limiting short-term rentals to a host's primary residence, including documentation required to prove residency and rules against operating multiple listings.

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City licenses home sharing/short-term rentals only in a host's primary residence by right; renting a…

Broken Arrow

In Broken Arrow's RMF zoning district, a Type 1 short-term rental is only allowed if the owner actually resides in the…

Repeat Violator Strikes

Three-strike or escalating-penalty systems for hosts with repeated noise, occupancy, or registration violations, including permit revocation thresholds.

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow suspends short-term rental licenses on an escalating ladder for repeat verified complaints, then revokes…

Midwest City

Midwest City can deny, suspend, or revoke a short-term rental license if the property racked up repeated Code or…

Norman

Norman's short-term rental ordinance lets the City Clerk deny, suspend or revoke a license based on a property's…

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City can suspend, revoke, or deny a home-sharing/short-term rental license after two convictions, no-contest…

Tulsa

Tulsa can revoke a short-term rental license after three non-compliance instances within twelve consecutive months…

Host Platform Liability

When platforms (Airbnb, VRBO) are liable for unpermitted listings, registration-number display rules and platform takedown obligations.

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow requires hosting platforms to flag the license requirement, list license numbers, and pull unlicensed STR…