Rentals of 30 days or longer are residential tenancies under California law rather than transient occupancy. They are governed by the state Civil Code (Cal. Civ. Code §1940 et seq. tenancies, §1946 termination) and AB 1482 statewide rent cap (Civ. Code §1947.12), not by any local STR rule. Rialto has not adopted a separate extended home-share permit.
Under California Revenue and Taxation Code §7280, Transient Occupancy Tax applies only to stays of 30 days or less; a guest who stays 31+ consecutive days is treated as a tenant and is exempt from TOT. Once the relationship is a tenancy, statewide law controls: AB 1482 (Cal. Civ. Code §1947.12) caps annual rent increases on covered units at 5% plus CPI (10% maximum) and requires just-cause for termination of tenancies of 12 months or more (Cal. Civ. Code §1946.2). Standard hirings of residential property are also subject to Civ. Code §§1940-1954 (security deposits, habitability, repairs). Rialto's municipal code does not impose a city-level rent control overlay and does not single out long-stay home shares for a separate permit. Operators offering 30+ day stays through platforms like Airbnb's monthly stays or Furnished Finder are landlords for state-law purposes. They must still hold a Rialto business license under Ch. 5.04 if running rental property as a business, comply with state habitability standards (Civ. Code §1941.1), and observe just-cause/notice rules. Owner-occupied home-share arrangements where the host shares the home with the lodger may fall under different rules (Civ. Code §1946.5 lodger provisions for single-lodger primary-residence arrangements).
Charging TOT on 31+ day stays is improper under Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §7280. Violating AB 1482 rent caps or just-cause requirements exposes the landlord to statutory damages under Civ. Code §1947.12 and §1946.2. Failing to maintain habitable conditions violates Civ. Code §1941.1. Operating rental property as a business without a Rialto business license violates Ch. 5.04.
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