Local commerce
Overnight guests shop and dine in town. Use your own tourism and tax reports for the dollar story; STAyTUTE keeps the permit list current, so the count you cite is the count you licensed.
Your public can look up a licensed stay. Your staff already have the file.
Your public can look up a licensed stay on your site instead of calling the counter. Your staff already have the file: the application, the license, and the case sit on that property. Hosts apply on a parcel from your assessor roll. Renewals go out on the ordinance's calendar, not when someone remembers.
- 1Host appliesApplication, documents, and signature arrive online
- 2Staff reviewParcel and zoning already attached, in one queue
- 3License issuedThe stay appears in the public directory you publish
- 4Stays currentRenewals, tax filings, and problems filed on that stay
What your office can run today
The directory, the license, and the case file ship now. Listing matching and lodging-tax checkout finish on the roadmap.
| Area | Status | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Public directory and apply | StatusAvailable now | Why it mattersResidents check an address themselves instead of calling the counter. Hosts apply, upload, and sign online. Staff review that same submission, so nothing gets re-keyed. |
| Parcels and zoning | StatusAvailable now | Why it mattersEvery application arrives on a parcel from your assessor roll, measured against the zoning your staff configured — so the first review is the decisive one. |
| Listing import and matching | StatusAvailable nowMore coming | Why it mattersImport a listing file today and keep a snapshot history, so staff can show council how the market moved. Automated matching will come from a named partner feed; we do not run a booking-site crawler. |
| Licenses, renewals, inspections | StatusAvailable now | Why it mattersRenewals start from your license inventory and reminder notices go out on schedule, so fee revenue arrives without a manual chase. A pass or fail records on the same license. |
| Tax filings and flags | StatusAvailable nowMore coming | Why it mattersFinance answers a remittance question from the license itself — filings and night-cap flags are already on the file. Card checkout for lodging tax is still on the roadmap. |
| Enforcement cases | StatusAvailable now | Why it mattersOpen a case from a complaint, a license, a property, an owner, or an operator. Letters, photos, PDFs, and video stay on the file, so the history is there if it reaches a hearing. People link by party ID rather than email, so one owner with three properties stays one file. |
| Activity map | StatusAvailable now | Why it mattersOne map answers what is happening on a block: licenses, complaints, cases, and imported listings, filtered by status. |
| Problems filed on the property | StatusAvailable now | Why it mattersA resident files a problem with an optional photo and location, and it lands on that property instead of a voicemail — so staff have context before the first call back. |
Why offices switch
Fewer calls that start with “is this permitted?”
Residents look up the stay on your site. Staff open the same file. The counter stops being the search engine.
The first visit is enough to apply
A host finishes the application, uploads, and signs without a manual. Clerks, planners, and finance still get the detail they work from.
A file you can take to a hearing
Letters, photos, PDFs, and video stay with the case, so the history is there when someone asks for it under oath.
A handoff is a click, not an email
Planner, clerk, finance, and code enforcement work the same property file, on a system your community runs.
Clerk, planner, finance, and code open the same file
A question should not travel through four systems before someone can answer it. These four desks already work the same property.
Planning and permitting
- Applications arrive on a real assessor parcel.
- Decisions cite the zoning and caps your staff configured.
- Residents look up licensed stays instead of calling the counter.
Planning worksheet
Pick a Washington city with published market figures, enter your own permit count, and you have a defensible one-page scenario for a budget or council conversation. The worksheet multiplies the permit gap by occupancy, available nights, nightly rate, and your special hotel/motel rate — every input visible and every source cited. It is a conversation starter, not a forecast.
Short-Term Rental Compliance Management
Planning Worksheet
Westport, Grays Harbor County · September 11, 2026
- Listings above your permit count
- 212
- Room-nights in the modeled gap
- 18,656
- Lodging tax on the modeled gap
- $159,509
- Gap method
- Your listings minus your permits
Listings above your permit count
212
Room-nights in the modeled gap
18,656
Lodging tax on the modeled gap
$159,509
At the special hotel/motel rate you set. Model only — not a collection estimate.
Permit count is still 0, so the gap shown is the full listing estimate. Enter your registry count to see the gap for the stays you have not yet licensed.
Method: Your listings minus your permits. For a selected city, occupancy and nightly rate are that market's published AirROI averages rather than a national figure — see the AirROI / AirDNA occupancy definition (opens in a new tab). Boston and Toronto options are labeled third-city studies. This is worksheet arithmetic, not a STAyTUTE collection figure.
| Washington example | Westport, Grays Harbor County |
|---|---|
| Estimated listings | 212 |
| Registered / permitted units | 0 |
| Occupancy of available nights | 32% |
| Annual available nights | 275 |
| Nightly rate | $285 |
| Modeled lodging-tax rate | 3.0% |
| Gap method | Your listings minus your permits |
| Listings above your permit count | 212 |
| Room-nights in the modeled gap | 18,656 |
| Lodging tax on the modeled gap | $159,509 |
Occupancy is booked nights divided by nights listed as available. Washington listing and tax figures are published AirROI and DOR examples; permit counts are yours. Boston and Toronto figures are published examples. Generated 9/11/2026.
Where we fit, and where we do not
Listing monitors find stays. Civic suites register them. STAyTUTE starts from the license you issued — parcel, directory, tax flags, and case — on a system your community runs.
| Capability | STAyTUTE | Granicus | Deckard | Accela | Azora |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Find unlisted rentals | STAyTUTEImport listing files today with snapshot history. Automated matching will come from a named partner feed, not a crawler we run. | GranicusWatches 70+ booking sites; address identification and evidence screenshots. | DeckardClaims 15M+ listings across 10k+ sites, matched to parcels. | AccelaNot the core product. Relies on hosts who apply, plus complaints. | AzoraDiscovery from 75+ sources, cross-walked to GIS parcels. |
| Issue and renew licenses | STAyTUTECore product: apply, staff review, license, renew, and inspect against your ordinance. | GranicusMobile registration/tax collection is a priced module on the monitor. | DeckardMarketing now includes a registration portal, renewals, and workflows — still listing-first. | AccelaCore civic workflow: intake, routing, review, AI document checks, mobile inspections. | AzoraSTR-specific permitting against a discovered address list, including caps and zoning. |
| Public directory of licensed stays | STAyTUTEResidents and visitors search stays you have actually licensed, on your site. | GranicusOutreach letters and evidence packets, not a public directory of licensed stays. | DeckardClaims a public map of registered STRs on their platform. | AccelaCitizen portal for apply/renew; not positioned as a public directory of licensed stays. | AzoraOperator-facing portal and evidence packs; not a directory of licensed stays. |
| Lodging tax on the file | STAyTUTEFilings and night-cap flags on the same license. Full checkout coming soon. | GranicusTax collection is a separate module from listing monitoring. | DeckardSeparate tax payment portal (Stripe); occupancy-tax focus. | AccelaFees and licenses in the civic suite; STR tax is not the headline product. | AzoraTransaction reporting and remittance tools for tax audit. |
| Problems filed on the property | STAyTUTEA web form with optional photo and location, stored on that property. | GranicusContracted 24/7 complaint hotline is a flagship add-on. | Deckard24/7 complaint line plus online form, routed to staff. | AccelaResidents submit complaints that open enforcement on the same record. | Azora24/7/365 call center plus complaint module with strike tracking. |
| Map of licenses and cases | STAyTUTEPublic directory map plus a staff activity map: licenses, complaints, and cases. | GranicusListing heat maps for staff monitors. | DeckardStaff identification map plus a public registered-STR map. | AccelaGIS-backed civic records; field inspections on any device. | AzoraDiscovered properties tied to county GIS. |
| Who holds the data | STAyTUTEYour community's STAyTUTE deployment and database. | GranicusVendor cloud tenant (Granicus). | DeckardVendor cloud tenant (Deckard). | AccelaVendor civic platform tenant (Accela). | AzoraVendor SaaS tenant (Azora). |
Welcome visitors. Keep the block livable.
STAyTUTE helps you license hosts who follow the rules, publish a clear directory, and give staff a record they can stand behind. Caps, owner-occupancy, and density stay council decisions — the software just makes them easier to run.
Lodging tax
Model the rate your ordinance already uses. The planning worksheet is arithmetic on your counts — a way to talk with council, not a promised recovery total.
Housing and livability
Applications are checked against the zones you configured, and a problem filed by a resident lands on that property. When council revisits caps or density, staff can show what is licensed where without assembling it by hand.
Answers for IT, counsel, and a records request
Your data lives in your community’s system, sessions are encrypted, staff have roles, and every staff action is logged — so a security questionnaire or a public-records question has a documented answer rather than a vendor promise. We are on a SOC 2 path — first a Type I report, then Type II — and we will say so when those reports are complete. Trust and data residency
Today
In place now
- Encrypted browser sessions
- Staff roles and permissions
- Strong passwords, lockout, optional passkeys
- Form protection and a staff action history
- People and cases linked by unique party IDs, not email
Next
SOC 2 Type I
An independent look at whether the controls are designed the way we describe, at a point in time.
Then
SOC 2 Type II
The same criteria, watched over several months. That is the public report communities often ask for.
The questions that come up before the RFP
Short answers for the clerk and for counsel. The rest are on the FAQ.
What is STAyTUTE?
- STAyTUTE is short-term rental permitting software for local government. Hosts apply on your site, on a parcel from your assessor roll. Staff license, renew, and inspect. Residents look up whether a stay is licensed instead of calling the counter, and if they file a problem the photo lands on that property. Finance sees lodging-tax filings on the same file. The database is yours.
Who is STAyTUTE for?
- Clerks, planners, finance, and code enforcement in cities, counties, and agencies that license short-term rentals. Hosts apply and renew. Residents look up licensed stays and can file a problem with a photo. It is not a booking site, a property-management system, or a host tax tool.
How is STAyTUTE different from Granicus Host Compliance?
- Granicus Host Compliance is built to find listings, send outreach letters, and run a 24/7 complaint line. Registration and tax are modules. STAyTUTE is the license you issued: a resident looks up the address on your site, sees whether it is actually licensed, and can file a photo on that property. Staff open the same file. Listing file import is here; we will not claim 70+ booking sites until a named partner feed is running.
How is STAyTUTE different from Deckard Rentalscape?
- Deckard's product page claims listing scans, a registration portal, a public map of registered stays, a tax payment portal, and a 24/7 hotline — still listing-first and vendor-hosted. STAyTUTE starts from the license you issued on the assessor parcel. Residents search those stays on your site. Filings, complaints, and cases sit on that file, in your database — not on a vendor map of inventory they identified.
See it running on your ordinance
Send us the text and the step that costs your office the most time. We configure apply, review, license, directory, and the case file against your rules, then walk your team down that path — not a sample city with invented addresses.