City Watch — Scottsdale
Pending STR legislation and regulatory rating tracking for Scottsdale.
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- State preemption caps city power to licensing and health/safety only
- Ordinance 4566 max process burden; license with $250 fee
- Mandatory sex-offender registry check pre-stay
- Designated emergency contact with response-time fines
- No license cap, no zoning exclusion — legally impossible
Based on: Scottsdale Ordinance No. 4566, City Code Ch.18 Art.IX (Vacation Rentals and STRs), eff 2023-01-08
“vacation/STR license required per property; $250 non-refundable fee per application”— Scottsdale Ordinance No. 4566, City Code Ch.18 Art.IX (Vacation Rentals and STRs), eff 2023-01-08
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Last reviewed Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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Monitoring Scottsdale · system last checked Sep 20, 2026
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