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Another year, another attempt at short-term rental reform
Key Points A bill that would regulate the short-term rental industry is likely dead this session The bill sponsor is working on how to reintroduce it next year Some policy […]
Don’t gut Arizona’s middle housing law
Arizona’s middle housing law took effect on Jan. 1, 2026, requiring large cities to legalize duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and townhomes within one mile of their downtown cores. Its goal was […]
René Guillen: From intern to advocate for cities and towns
The League of Arizona Cities and Towns will be wishing its Executive Director Tom Belshe a happy retirement at the end of the year. Belshe’s incoming successor, the league’s Deputy […]
Proposed bill aims to restrict short-term rentals in Arizona cities
Key Points: Cities seek update to law restricting short-term rental licenses Previous bills to regulate short-term rentals have largely gone unheard Airbnb contributed $3.5 billion to Arizona’s economy through its […]
Arizona cities to seek legislation limiting short-term rentals
Key Points: League of Arizona Cities and Towns seeks legislation to regulate short-term rentals Municipalities want to limit short-term rental licenses to address housing challenges Short-term rentals make up 10% […]
Compromise in the works on banning tax on food
Republicans in the Legislature are bouncing back a vetoed proposal from 2023 that would cut “essential” food items from being taxed by cities, but a potential amendment to the measure may gain the support of cities and towns.
‘Starter home’ bill to be heard in committee
A sweeping proposal for more affordable houses that Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed last year is back with only minor changes.
Affordable housing bills pass – 3 signed, 1 vetoed
After a major bipartisan housing legislation package fell through in the 2023 legislative session, affordable housing advocates were hoping the 2024 session would prove different.
Hobbs signs bipartisan housing bills
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed two housing bills Tuesday that supporters say will increase affordable housing options for Arizona residents.
Gov. Hobbs getting pressure to veto housing bills
Cities and neighborhood groups are urging Gov. Katie Hobbs to veto a bipartisan measure that pre-empts city authority to regulate construction of backyard casitas.
House sends housing bills to Gov. Hobbs
Older neighborhoods of single-family homes near the downtowns of large Arizona cities could see major makeovers into more dense developments of duplexes, triplexes and even fourplexes and townhomes under a zoning reform measure headed to Gov. Katie Hobbs’ desk.
Housing bills get Senate approval despite short-term rental provision
The Arizona state Senate passed a bipartisan housing bill Wednesday that some critics say will lead to the expansion of short-term rental use in the state.
