Hotels & Lodging in La Mesa, CA (2026)
1 verified hotels & lodging rules for La Mesa, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Transient Occupancy Tax
La Mesa's transient occupancy tax ordinance, Municipal Code Chapter 6.09, charges every transient occupying a "hotel" a 10% tax on rent, a rate set effective January 1, 1991. "Hotel" is defined broadly to cover any structure held out to the public for transient dwelling, lodging or sleeping, which functionally reaches short-term rentals even though the city has no separate STR licensing ordinance.
La Mesa Transient Occupancy Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsLa Mesa Municipal Code §§ 6.09.010, 6.09.020, 6.09.030, 6.09.190
This chapter shall be known as the "transient occupancy tax ordinance of the city of La Mesa." ... A."Hotel" means any structure, or any portion of any structure, which is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes and is held out as such to the public. "Hotel" does not mean any hospital, convalescent home or sanitarium ... For the pr...
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