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Short-Term Rentals in Oceanside, CA (2026)

4 verified short-term rentals rules for Oceanside, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Taxes & Fees

Oceanside short-term rental owners must pay the citywide transient occupancy tax and a separate Oceanside Tourism Marketing District assessment under City Code Sec. 24.7(a) and Sec. 24A.7(a). Vacation rental businesses owe 1.5 percent of gross short-term rental revenue to the OTMD, while lodging businesses (hotels/motels) owe 2.5 percent. Missing either payment can cost an owner their short-term rental permit.

Oceanside Short-Term Rental Tax and Fee Rules

Some Restrictions

Oceanside, CA, City Code Sec. 24.7(a); Sec. 24A.7(a)

(a)All short-term rental properties must comply with the provisions of chapter 34 of the Oceanside City Code regarding the collection and remittance of transient occupancy taxes and the collection and remittance of the Oceanside Tourism Marketing District Assessment. Failure to comply with these provisions may result in revocation of a short-term rental permit. ... The annual assessment rate fo...

Short-Term Rental Parking Rules

Oceanside STR operators must provide parking information to guests. Properties governed by HOAs must meet applicable parking requirements. On-street parking must comply with city regulations including the overnight oversize vehicle ban.

Oceanside Short-Term Rental Parking Rules

Some Restrictions

Cal. Vehicle Code Sec. 22651 (Authority to Remove Vehicles - Parking Violations)

A peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, or a regularly employed and salaried employee who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations of a city, county, or jurisdiction of a state agency in which a vehicle is located may remove a vehicle located within the territorial limits in which the offic...

Occupancy Limits

Oceanside limits STR maximum occupancy to 14 people per dwelling unit with a maximum of 5 bedrooms. Occupancy limits must be posted in the rental unit and communicated to guests before booking.

Oceanside Short-Term Rental Occupancy Limits

Some Restrictions

Cal. Health & Safety Code Sec. 17920.3 (Substandard Building - Overcrowding)

Any building or portion thereof, regardless of zoning designation or approved uses of the building, including any dwelling unit, guestroom or suite of rooms, or the premises on which the same is located, in which there exists any of the following listed conditions to an extent that endangers the life, limb, health, property, safety, or welfare of the occupants of the building, nearby residents,...

Extended Home Share

Oceanside defines a hosted short-term rental as a unit where the owner lives on-site as their principal residence and rents out only a portion of it, and hosted units still need a permit but escape the citywide bans that apply to non-hosted rentals in residential zones.

Oceanside Hosted Home-Share Short-Term Rentals

Some Restrictions

Oceanside, CA, City Code Sec. 24.2(d) (Short-Term Rentals - Hosted Unit Definition)

Hosted unit is a dwelling unit where the owner occupies the dwelling unit as his or her principal residence and offers a portion of the dwelling unit for short-term rental while remaining on site. In multi-family residential zoning districts only, the owner may occupy a dwelling unit on the same parcel as the short-term rental unit provided the owner remains on-site during all short term rental...

Looking for San Diego County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Oceanside city rules.

Short-Term Rentals in San Diego County