License fees.
Scottsdale Revised Code § 18-152
in effectSec. 18-152. - License fees.
(a) Every application, including any renewal application, for a vacation rental license under this article shall be accompanied by a non-refundable two hundred fifty-dollar ($250.00) license fee and penalties incurred pursuant to this section.
(b) If the applicant failed to apply for a vacation rental license upon receiving written notice from the city of the requirement to do so, the applicant shall pay an additional one-thousand-dollar ($1,000.00) penalty for every thirty (30) day period the applicant failed to apply. Any penalty shall be non-refundable. For purposes of this section, written notice includes, but is not limited to, a notice sent by electronic means, United States mail or hand delivered to the physical location of the vacation rental or short-term rental or the address on file with the county assessor for the property. Written notice is deemed served on the date it is sent by electronic means, hand delivered or, if mailed, on the date it is deposited in the United States mail.
(c) The amount of any license fee and any penalty imposed by the provisions of this article shall be deemed a debt to the city. An action may be commenced in the name of the city in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of any delinquent license fee and penalties.
(Ord. No. 4566, § 3, 10-25-22, eff. 1-8-23)
Source: City of Scottsdale, Arizona, Revised Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/az/scottsdale/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=REVISED_CODEVO1_CH18PUNUPRMA_ARTIXVARESHRMRE_DIV1LI_S18-152LIFEFetched: 11/8/2026
