Northern Arizona mayors push for local control over short-term rentals

PRESCOTT – Some mayors in northern Arizona attribute a host of problems affecting their cities to a 2016 law preventing them from regulating short-term rentals. They are asking state legislators to return local control to cities so they can create rules that suit their individual needs. The law, signed by Gov. Doug Ducey, stripped Arizona municipalities of the power to prohibit vacation rentals. At a forum in February, mayors from several northern Arizona counties discussed the impact of short-term…

Mar 5, 2025 - 22:32
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Northern Arizona mayors push for local control over short-term rentals
PRESCOTT – Some mayors in northern Arizona attribute a host of problems affecting their cities to a 2016 law preventing them from regulating short-term rentals. They are asking state legislators to return local control to cities so they can create rules that suit their individual needs. The law, signed by Gov. Doug Ducey, stripped Arizona municipalities of the power to prohibit vacation rentals. At a forum in February, mayors from several northern Arizona counties discussed the impact of short-term…