Oro Valley is stepping up enforcement of a brand new ordinance that requires the house owners of short-term rental properties to register with city, county and state officers. Solely 113 of about 400-500 landlords have complied with the regulation as of Monday, officers stated.

The ordinance, handed by the City Council in January and taking impact in February, had a 90-day grace interval earlier than stricter enforcement started. That interval ended Friday.

Fines for not complying but will be minor. House owners who register their properties by June 6 can have a $100 civil sanction added to the common $80 licensing charge. Those that fail to hit that deadline can be issued notices of violation and have to look in Municipal Court docket, officers stated.

Whereas 113 have met the necessities of the ordinance, there are about 400-500 house owners who have not but registered, stated OV city spokeswoman Lindsay Kerr.

 The principles cowl the house owners of properties rented out for brief phrases by way of AirBnB, VRBO and different companies.

“City workers is not going to be proactively inspecting properties and quick time period
rental platforms for compliance. Somewhat, workers will reply to public
complaints they obtain,” officers stated.

House owners will need to have a gross sales tax license from the state of Arizona, and ensure their property is registered as a rental with the Pima County Assessor’s Workplace. They have to additionally inform neighbors of their intent to make use of the property as a short-term rental.