Chula Vista, CA Short-Term Rentals: Host Platform Liability (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- CVMC 5.68.150
- Effective date
- July 1, 2022 (delayed provision)
- Take-down deadline
- 10 calendar days from City notice
- TOT remittance
- Monthly, City-approved form
- Record retention
- 4 years
- First-offense platform fine
- Up to $500
Summary
Booking platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo must pull unpermitted Chula Vista listings within 10 days of city notice, collect and remit transient occupancy tax monthly, and hand over monthly listing and booking data to the city under CVMC 5.68.150.
Upon written or electronic notification from the City that the City has not issued a permit for a Short-Term Rental which is listed or advertised on the internet website provided or maintained by a Hosting Platform, the Hosting Platform shall discontinue and remove the listing or advertisement within 10 calendar days from the transmittal date of the notification. The Hosting Platform thereafter shall not list or advertise the Short-Term Rental without written certification from the City that the required permit has been issued.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 3623, passed May 19, 2026).
Full Breakdown
150 imposes four separate duties on any Hosting Platform operating in Chula Vista. First, subsection (A) requires a platform to discontinue and remove any listing for which the City has not issued a permit within 10 calendar days of written or electronic notice, and bars re-listing until the City certifies a permit has issued. 40 CVMC. Third, subsection (C) makes the platform responsible for collecting and remitting all required transient occupancy taxes monthly on a City-approved form, issuing itemized tax receipts, and retaining remittance records for four years.
Fourth, subsection (D) requires monthly reporting to the City of each listing's permit number, responsible person, address, days booked, rental type and total price paid, plus four-year retention of guest and stay-level records including exact addresses and gross receipts. Subsection (E) caps all of this against conflicting state or federal law. 68 (Ordinance 3514, 2021).
Violations & Fines
A platform that fails to remove an unpermitted listing after the 10-day take-down notice, or fails to collect/remit TOT or report data, is subject to administrative citations of up to $500 for a first offense, $1,000 for a second offense within 12 months, and up to $2,000 for a third or subsequent offense under CVMC 5.68.160(K). Misdemeanor prosecution under CVMC 5.68.160(B) can reach $1,000 and six months in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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