Indio, CA Short-Term Rentals: Extended Home Share (2026)
Key Facts
- Threshold
- 30 consecutive calendar days
- 31+ day stays
- exempt from Chapter 37
- Defined in
- IMC § 37.002
- Governs
- STR permit and operating rules
Summary
Indio's short-term rental law only covers stays of 30 consecutive days or fewer; rentals of 31 days or more sit outside Chapter 37's permit and operating rules.
Any privately owned residential dwelling, as defined by the city's zoning ordinance, that is offered for rent and/or rented by the owner to another party with or without a contract for occupancy, dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes for a period of not more than 30 consecutive calendar days in exchange for any form of monetary or non-monetary consideration, including but not limited to trade, fee, swap or any other consideration in lieu of cash payment. The term "dwelling" does not include any impermanent, transitory, or mobile means of temporary lodging that is located on the same property as the "short-term rental," including but not limited to a vehicle parked on the property, storage sheds, mobile homes, recreational vehicles (RVs), car trailers, boats or similar watercrafts, or any temporary structure, including but not limited to camping tents and tree houses.
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
Section 37.002 defines "short-term rental" as a privately owned residential dwelling rented for occupancy, lodging, or sleeping purposes for not more than 30 consecutive calendar days. That threshold is the dividing line for Chapter 37: stays of 30 days or less are short-term rentals subject to Indio's permit, occupancy-cap, inspection and transient occupancy tax rules, while a longer, 31-day-or-more stay isn't defined as a short-term rental and falls outside this chapter's permitting scheme, though it may still be reached by state landlord-tenant law or city business licensing depending on how it's structured.
Violations & Fines
Structuring bookings to functionally run consecutive short stays back-to-back can still be treated as short-term rental activity, exposing the owner to Chapter 37's permit requirement and the § 37.018 misdemeanor and fine penalties for operating unpermitted.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a 31-day Indio rental need a short-term rental permit?
Can I split a long stay into short bookings to avoid the rule?
Sources & Official References
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