Short-Term Rentals in Laguna Niguel, CA (2026)
1 verified short-term rentals rules for Laguna Niguel, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Taxes & Fees
In the City of Laguna Niguel, a short-term rental counts as a hotel under the municipal code because a single-family dwelling rented other than infrequently loses its exemption, so the owner must collect and remit the city's 8 percent Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax from any guest staying 30 consecutive days or less.
Laguna Niguel STR Occupancy Tax
Some RestrictionsLaguna Niguel Municipal Code §§ 3-5-2, 3-5-3
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 includes but is not limited to any hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, studio hotel, bachelor hotel, lodginghouse, roominghouse, apartment house, dormitory, public or private club, mobile home or house trailer at a ...
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