Increase in annual permit fee for 2025

Effective January 10, 2025, the annual short-term rental permit fee will increase by $10.00 to $210.00. The new permit fee applies to new or renewing permits received via MUNIRevs on or after January 10.

Reminder: Permit violations of city code are subject to a minimum $500 penalty

Properties violating the short-term rental ordinance, including those identified as advertising without a valid short-term rental permit, newly advertised properties, or advertising with a lapsed permit will receive a citation and be subject to a penalty in the minimum amount of $500. Additional citations and penalties can continue to accrue each day until the cited property comes into compliance.

A valid Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) License is a pre-requisite for obtaining Sedona’s short-term rental permit per state law. Permit applications and renewals submitted cannot be processed without a valid TPT License.

File a complaint

Have an issue with a short-term rental? The City is collecting feedback. Please use one of the following:

Important: call 911 immediately if you have a life-threatening emergency or if you know of a threat to public safety.

Apply for a short-term rental permit

Property owners must obtain a Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) License from the Arizona Department of Revenue before applying for a short-term rental permit from the City of Sedona.

Please email the following information to Teresah Arthur, Short-term Rental Specialist, at tarthur@sedonaaz.gov:

  • Address of property to be permitted
  • Owner name(s)
  • Owner mailing address: if an owner will not reside full-time at their short-term rental property, the City requires an alternate mailing address where the owner receives their regular mail
  • The number of units to be rented on the property. As of December 2024, each advertised unit must have its own permit. Example: main house + casita = 2 units. Each unit must be permitted.

After the account is set up, an email will be sent with codes and instructions to verify the account and apply for a permit.

Renew your permit

Owners can renew the permit online using their current MUNIRevs account. The link is located under OPEN TASKS on the main account page.

  • MUNIRevs website (if the link doesn't work, please copy the URL into your web browser) https://sedonaaz.munirevs.com/log-in/ 
  • Fill out the renewal form correctly. Each year, the entire form must be completed again. Be sure to enter the correct TPT License  number.
  • Renew your Sedona permit 1-2 weeks prior to expiration. The City has up to 7 business days to approve renewals; most renewals are approved within 2-3 days
  • All renewal requests must include a valid, unexpired Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) License to be approved. TPT licenses are renewed yearly by the State of Arizona in December and January. Renew your TPT License on time so it stays valid.  Keep a copy handy to locate the TPT license number.

Please note: Short-term rental permits are renewed as they are submitted. The software does not hold early renewals until the permit expires and then confirm the renewal. An early renewal will be approved at the time of submission and the new permit date will start at that time. The extra weeks remaining on the old permit will be lost. 

How do you know when to renew? All short-term rental permits display their start date and expiration date. If you do not have a printed copy of your permit, you may log into your account to print a copy.

Print your permit

How to print a copy of your permit:

  • Log into the MUNIRevs account for the permit you wish to print
  • Scroll to the bottom of the Business Center page
  • On the bottom-left side, under Manage Your Accounts, find the list of links to your permitted units
  • Click the link of the unit for which you want to print the permit
  • On the next page, select "print" or "download a copy" of the permit
  • If there is more than one license, select the license with the current year's expiration date

Why do I need a permit?

On July 6, 2022, Governor Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1168 allowing Arizona cities and towns to require all short-term rentals to acquire a permit to operate. The City added Chapter 5.25 to the City Code listing short-term rental regulations.