Albany, Oregon

Albany, Oregon permits short-term rentals and, as of July 2025, actively enforces lodging tax collection on them. Under Albany Municipal Code Chapter 3.14, aligned with Oregon Revised Statutes 320.300 through 320.350, every STR must register with the city, providing the business name, property location, and related information, then collect and remit the Transient Lodging Tax.

The full guest facing tax on stays of 30 nights or fewer totals about 13.5%: 9.0% goes to the City of Albany, 3.0% to the county (Linn or Benton), and 1.5% to the State of Oregon. Operators may keep a 5% collection service fee at the time of remittance. The city holds the owner ultimately responsible for collecting and remitting all three tax layers even when a booking platform like Airbnb or Vrbo handles the transaction.

There is no owner occupancy or primary residence requirement, and no dedicated STR overlay zone or public evidence of an annual night cap was identified in the city’s code. Land use falls under standard Albany Development Code residential zoning districts, with no STR-specific prohibition confirmed, though buyers should confirm allowed zones with the city’s Planning Division before purchasing. Permit cost and renewal period could not be confirmed from a primary source and are not stated here.

Enforcement is rated moderate. Albany contracts with Granicus Host Compliance to identify and monitor STR properties, so unregistered listings are actively detected, a more active posture than many smaller cities in this data set. An Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association lawsuit over how the city spends its lodging tax revenue remains ongoing as of the last update.