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Hotel and short-term rental tax in Anaheim

Anaheim's own rules on hotel and short-term rental tax, with the code text for every value.

Each rule below links to the section of the Anaheim Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Anaheim's code says

Anaheim code What Anaheim's code adds
Short-term rentals
  • Yes.
    Applies: Applies to a hotel that is considered a short-term rental.
    § 2.12.030 · code text
    When the accommodations are in a hotel that is considered a short-term rental, the accommodations intermediary shall remit the tax on the rent to the License Collector.
Tax rate
  • 15% of the rent.
    § 2.12.010 · code text
    For the privilege of occupancy of space in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of fifteen percent of the rent.
Who collects it
  • The operator collects the tax from each guest at the same time as the rent.
    § 2.12.020 · code text
    Each operator shall collect the tax to the same extent and at the same time the rent is collected from every transient.
  • The accommodations intermediary pays the tax on the rent to the License Collector.
    Applies: Applies to rent an accommodations intermediary collects for a hotel that is considered a short-term rental.
    § 2.12.030 · code text
    When the accommodations are in a hotel that is considered a short-term rental, the accommodations intermediary shall remit the tax on the rent to the License Collector.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

What is the hotel tax on short-term rentals in Anaheim?

Anaheim's code: Yes. (Applies to a hotel that is considered a short-term rental.) (§ 2.12.030); 15% of the rent. (§ 2.12.010).

General information, not legal advice.

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