The state of Arizona passed Senate Bill 1168 on July 6, 2022 (see A.R.S. § 9-500.39) allowing cities to regulate short-term and vacation rentals. The City of Bullhead City approved and adopted a new short-term rental ordinance in October of 2023 (Chapter 5.40). The purpose of the adopted ordinance is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the community of the City of Bullhead City by enacting reasonable regulations for short-term and vacation rentals. These regulations are in addition to other codes of the city.  The requirements include obtaining a Transaction Privilege Sales Tax (TPT) license from the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR), obtaining a Bullhead City business license, registering your rental with the Mohave County Assessor's office as a short-term rental, proof the property is insured with liability coverage of at least 1 million dollars (either directly or through an online lodging marketplace) and applying for a short-term rental permit.   

What is a Short-Term/Vacation Rental?

"Short-term rental" and "vacation rental" mean any individually or collectively owned single-family or one-to-four-family house or dwelling unit, or any unit or group of units in a condominium or cooperative, that is also a transient public lodging establishment or owner-occupied residential home offered for transient use that rent for 30 days or less.  

Short Term / Vacation Rental Registration: 

 Step 1. Please review the Short-Term Rental ordinance.

•  Short Term Rentals Ord Final 120522

Step 2. Provide proof of a valid Transaction Privilege Tax License (TPT) license issued by the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR).

• Property owners are required to have a valid TPT license even if an Online Marketplace for Lodging is used.
• For more information regarding the Arizona Department of Revenue's requirements for rentals managed though an online lodging marketplace, please visit the following website:
• https://azdor.gov/business/transaction-privilege-tax/online-lodging-marketplace
• To Apply for an Arizona Transaction privilege tax number, use the link below. 
• http://azdor.gov/transaction-privilege-tax-tpt

Step 3. Mohave County Rental requirements.

• Each short-term and vacation rental property must be registered with the Mohave County Assessor Office. Proof of your registration will be required at apply for a short-term rental permit.
• Mohave County
• Mohave County Rental Registration Form

Step 4. Business License

• A City of Bullhead City business license will be required to permit a short-term rental property. 
• The fee for a short-term rental business license will be included in the annual $250.00 permit fee.
• Section 5.40.070 of the Bullhead City Municipal Code - Posting at the Vacation Rental. The owner of the vacation rental must display the name, phone number and email address of the owner and emergency point of contact, and the vacation rental permit and business license at a conspicuous location at or near the interior side of a common entry way of the vacation rental.
• Please email a completed business license application along with a copy of a valid driver's license to strentals@bullheadcityaz.gov
• Business License Application 

 Step 5. Proof of insurance

• Proof of liability insurance covering the vacation rental in the amount of at least one million dollars or evidence that each vacation rental transaction will be provided insurance through an online lodging marketplace platform that mandates equal or greater primary liability insurance coverage for the vacation rental.

Step 6. Short-Term rental permit: please use link below. 

• After successful completion of steps 1-5, you will register your property with the City of Bullhead City.  Please use the link below to upload the required documents and apply for a short-term permit.  
• https://bullheadaz-self.govplatform.com/
• The fee for the short-term rental permit is $250.00 annually. 
• Once the permit has been approved you will receive an email with the permit included.
• The permit, Bullhead City business License and emergency contact information including the name, phone number and email of the owner or the emergency point of contact must be displayed in a conspicuous location at or near the interior side of a common entry way of the vacation rental. 

REPORT A CONCERN

If you need to submit a complaint or concern about a short-term rental, you can submit an online form at the link below or call the 24/7 hotline.  

• 928-278-4915
• https://secure.hostcompliance.com/bullhead-city-az/complaints/type

NEIGHBOR NOTIFICATION

The City of Bullhead City will be sending notices to all property owners adjacent to a short-term rental property.  The notice will include the property address, emergency contact, emergency contact phone number, and the permit number.