Eastvale, CA Hotels & Lodging: Transient Occupancy Tax (2026)
Key Facts
- Tax rate
- 10% of rent charged, Sec. 4.28.030
- Transient definition
- occupancy of 30 consecutive days or less
- Registration deadline
- within 30 days of starting business
- Tax administrator
- city manager or designated agent
- Remittance due
- last working day of following month
Summary
Eastvale imposes a 10 percent transient occupancy tax on hotel and short-term rental stays under 30 consecutive days. Municipal Code Section 4.28.030 sets the rate, and operators must register with the tax administrator under Section 4.28.060. The city's 'hotel' definition sweeps in short-term rentals of houses and rooms rented other than occasionally by the owner.
For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to, and shall pay a tax in the amount of ten percent of the rent charged by the operator or otherwise payable by the transient. Insofar as the transient is concerned, said tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the operator or to the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
28 of the Municipal Code, adopted by Ordinance No. 2010-02 and amended by Ordinance No. 2011-04. 030 sets the tax at ten percent of the rent charged for occupancy in any hotel, and makes the unpaid tax a debt owed by the transient to the operator or the city; if rent is paid in installments, the tax is prorated with each installment. ' That carve-out means a homeowner who rents a spare room or the whole house on a recurring short-term basis is an 'operator' subject to the tax, while a homeowner's occasional, incidental rental is not.
060, obtain a transient occupancy registration permit, post it conspicuously on the premises, and pay a registration fee set by the city council. 070, after which the tax becomes delinquent and subject to penalties.
Violations & Fines
Failure to register, collect, or remit the tax on time triggers delinquency penalties under Section 4.28.070, and the tax administrator may demand payment directly from a transient if the operator fails to collect it. Operators may not advertise that they will absorb the tax or exclude it from the posted rent under Section 4.28.050. Each transient occupancy registration permit must be posted on-site at all times the business operates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Eastvale's occupancy tax apply to Airbnb-style short-term rentals?
What happens if an operator collects the tax but doesn't remit it on time?
Can an Eastvale hotel operator advertise that it covers the occupancy tax itself?
Sources & Official References
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