Short-Term Rentals in Oregon (2026)

In the City of Bend, no owner may advertise, offer, or operate a short-term rental without an annual operating license…

Every short-term rental in unincorporated Clackamas County must be registered with the county before it can be…

Gresham requires short-term rental owners to submit a registration application naming the STR's location, all owners…

Operating a short-term rental in Hillsboro requires land-use approval before renting out space to paying guests for 30…

Medford requires a vacation rental license reviewed against three specific criteria: round-the-clock contact…

Operating an accessory short-term rental in Salem requires a City license under SRC 30.1000 before any booking, on top…

Anyone operating a short-term rental or other transient lodging in Washington County must register with the county…

In unincorporated Benton County, renting out a dwelling for less than a month is not treated as ordinary residential…

Eugene requires every short-term rental owner to register with the city before renting out a home, duplex, apartment…

Before renting out a Lane County house, room, or short-term rental for less than 30 days, the operator must register as…

Multnomah County requires every short-term rental host or booking platform to register as a transient lodging operator…

Portland requires a Type A or Type B accessory short-term rental permit from Portland Permitting & Development before…

Benton County treats a short-term rental of an ordinary dwelling as a home occupation under BCC § 51.020(12), which…

Hillsboro bars any short-term rental, partial- or full-dwelling, from being used for parties, weddings, reunions or…

In the City of Bend, noise complaints about a short-term rental are enforced through the citywide noise chapter, not a…

Clackamas County requires every short-term rental to post notice telling guests they must follow the county's noise…

Gresham bars short-term rentals from hosting organized events such as parties or weddings and requires occupants to…

Oregon imposes a 1.5% statewide transient lodging tax on all short-term rentals under 30 days, applying universally to…

Bend short-term rental hosts pay two separate charges: a cost-recovery license fee set by City Council resolution under…

Benton County's transient lodging tax reaches short-term rentals countywide, even inside Corvallis, Philomath, and…

Short-term rental operators in unincorporated Clackamas County remit three separate charges on every stay: a 1.5% state…

Every Eugene short-term rental stay is subject to a 4.5% transient lodging tax under EC 3.772, collected by the host or…

Every Lane County short-term rental host owes Oregon's 1.5% state transient lodging tax on top of the county's own…

Every Oregon short-term rental owes the state transient lodging tax of 1.5 percent under ORS 320.305. Rentals within…

Medford's Transient Lodgings Tax Ordinance defines "transient lodging" to include houses, cabins, condominiums and…

Multnomah County taxes short-term rental stays at 11.5% of rent, a 5% base rate plus three surcharges, collected by the…

Booking agents and rental platforms must collect a $4-per-night Housing and Homelessness Fee on every Portland…

Salem taxes short-term rentals the same as hotels: SRC 37.020 defines 'transient lodging' to expressly include both…

In the City of Bend, short-term rental owners with on-site parking must submit a parking diagram or photo when applying…

Clackamas County requires one off-street parking space per sleeping area at a short-term rental, and vehicles that…

Gresham requires one off-street parking space per two bedrooms at every registered short-term rental, garage space…

Portland limits Type B accessory short-term rentals to no more than three parking spaces; adding more violates the…

In the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, an owner may rent out a dwelling as an overnight accommodation for no…

In the City of Bend, a short-term rental's operating license must state and post the maximum occupancy permitted for…

Clackamas County caps short-term rental occupancy at two people per sleeping area plus four more, with an absolute…

Gresham caps short-term rental occupancy at two people per legal bedroom plus two, overnight, and adds six more for…

Hillsboro short-term rentals may host only 1 rental at a time per dwelling, and a full-dwelling STR owner may hold…

Portland caps Type A accessory short-term rentals at 5 overnight guests under City Code § 33.207.040.B.5. Type B…

Salem caps overnight guests in an accessory short-term rental at two per guest room. Hosted rentals, where the resident…

Clackamas County requires every short-term rental applicant to submit proof of liability insurance coverage on the…

Gresham requires every short-term rental registrant to submit proof of liability insurance as part of the registration…

Salem requires every licensed short-term rental and accessory short-term rental operator to carry liability insurance…

A Salem accessory short-term rental with no resident host on site cannot be booked more than 95 days in a calendar…

Hosts of a partial-dwelling short-term rental in Hillsboro must live on the same property as the rental itself…

Clackamas County does not require a host to stay on-site during STR stays. Instead, contact information for a…

A Gresham 'hosted homeshare' STR must have an owner who actually lives there: registrants must prove owner-occupancy to…

Medford requires every licensed vacation rental to have a qualified contact person reachable by phone around the clock…

Portland requires the resident of a Type A accessory short-term rental to occupy the dwelling unit at least 270 days…

Salem's accessory short-term rental ordinance treats hosted and non-hosted stays differently rather than banning…

A partial-dwelling short-term rental in Hillsboro must be run out of the owner's primary residence. Community…

In the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area portion of unincorporated Multnomah County, MCC 38.7337 lets a…

Portland requires short-term rental hosts to occupy their dwelling unit at least 270 days each calendar year, so the…

Salem only allows an accessory short-term rental where the resident family, whether owner or tenant, actually lives in…

Bend short-term rental operators face an escalating three-strike enforcement ladder under Bend Code § 7.16.090(A)(6): a…

Hillsboro can revoke a partial-dwelling short-term rental's business license for any code violation, unpaid fees, or…

Portland revokes an accessory short-term rental permit under City Code Section 3.30.040 procedures when the operator…

Booking agents and platforms like Airbnb cannot complete a booking or collect any fee for a Portland short-term rental…

Lane Code Section 4.005.123 makes short-term rental hosting platforms jointly and severally liable for the county's…