Menifee Development Code §9.300.200 defines an STR as a stay of less than 30 days. Any rental of 30 days or more falls outside the STR framework and is a standard long-term residential tenancy governed by California state landlord-tenant law and AB 1482 (Civ. Code §1947.12 statewide rent cap; §1946.2 just-cause eviction). Stays under 30 days require a Menifee business license and TOT; stays of 30 days or more do not.
California's 30-day threshold (Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §7280 and Civ. Code §1940(b)) is the universal demarcation between transient and residential occupancy. A guest who occupies a dwelling continuously for 30 days or more is presumed to be a residential tenant entitled to the protections of Civil Code §1940 et seq. Menifee adopts this exact threshold in §9.300.200. Practical consequences: (1) a guest at a Menifee STR who stays 30+ consecutive nights converts to tenant status and can only be removed by formal unlawful-detainer process; (2) AB 1482 rent control (5% + CPI, capped at 10%) and just-cause eviction apply to single-family rentals only if owned by a corporation/REIT/LLC with a corporate member — exemption notice is required (Civ. Code §1947.12(d)(5), §1946.2(e)(8)); (3) TOT does NOT apply to stays of 30+ days under §7280. SB 9 lots (Menifee Code Ch. 9.296) effectively require this 30-day long-term model. Mobile home park rentals follow separate Chapter 5.80 rent stabilization rules.
Charging or collecting TOT on a 30+ day stay would be improper. Failing to issue an AB 1482 exemption notice where required (Civ. Code §1947.12(d)(5)) creates default rent-cap exposure. Eviction without unlawful-detainer process after 30 days violates Code Civ. Proc. §1161 et seq.
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