Rental Property Rules in Santa Maria, CA (2026)

1 verified rental property rules for Santa Maria, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Repairs & Habitability

Santa Maria's locally amended Property Maintenance Code requires every dwelling to have heating facilities capable of maintaining 68°F in all habitable rooms; a kitchen stove or a portable unvented fuel-burning space heater doesn't satisfy that duty. A unit that can't meet it, or is otherwise unsanitary, vermin-infested, or unsafe, can be declared unfit for human occupancy and placarded by Code Enforcement.

Santa Maria Rental Heating Standard: 68°F Minimum

Some Restrictions

Santa Maria Municipal Code § 9-44.110 (Subsection 602.2, International Property Maintenance Code)

602.2 Residential Occupancies. Dwellings shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 68ºF (20ºC) in all habitable rooms. Cooking appliances shall not be used, nor shall portable unvented fuel-burning space heaters be used, as a means to provide required heating.

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