Indio, CA Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)
Key Facts
- Deadline
- March 1 annually
- Required
- owner/manager contact info
- Required
- signed compliance affidavit
- Fee
- set by Council resolution
- Exempt
- mobile-home parks, hotels/motels
Summary
Every non-exempt rental property owner in Indio must register with the City by March 1 each year, file a compliance affidavit, and pay a Program fee set by City Council resolution.
Registration Requirement. Every Property Owner of a non-exempt Rental Property shall register the property with the City on or before March 1 of each calendar year on a form approved by the Director and shall pay the Program fee established by City Council resolution.
(B) Registration Contents. Registration shall include:
(1) Current Property Owner and local property-manager contact information;
(2) A signed affidavit certifying the Rental Property's compliance with Applicable Laws; and
(3) Payment of the registration fee.
(C) Failure to register constitutes a violation of this chapter and is subject to enforcement pursuant to Section 125.08.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4796010; v13 updated 2026-02-04; through 02-04-2026).
Full Breakdown
Registration must list the current owner and a local property-manager contact, include a signed affidavit certifying the property's compliance with Applicable Laws, the state Building Standards Code, California Residential Code, State Housing Law, and Indio's own Municipal and Unified Development Codes, and the registration fee payment (§ 125.04(B)). Exempt properties include licensed mobile-home parks, transient lodging covered by the state Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act, and units the owner swears are not currently rented (§ 125.03). Skipping registration is itself a chargeable violation under § 125.04(C).
Violations & Fines
Failing to register, or registering without the required affidavit and fee, violates § 125.04(C) and is enforceable as an administrative citation under § 125.08, with fines escalating up to $500.
Frequently Asked Questions
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