Hemet, CA Short-Term Rentals: Host Presence Rule (2026)

Home-sharing shall mean an activity whereby the owner hosts a transient user in the owner's lodging unit, for compensation, for periods of less than 30 consecutive calendar days, during which time the owner of the unit lives on site, in the unit, throughout the transient user's stay and the owner, the transient user and any other occupants live together in the same unit as a single housekeeping unit.

Hosting platform shall mean a person, other than an owner or agent, who participates in the short-term lodging business by facilitating a booking transaction using any medium of facilitation.

Lodging unit or unit shall mean a "dwelling unit" as that term is defined in section 90-4. An accessory dwelling unit shall not be considered a lodging unit or unit for purposes of this chapter.

Owner shall mean the person(s) that hold(s) legal and/or equitable title to the lodging unit.

Person shall mean any individual and any form of business entity including, but not limited to, all domestic and foreign corporations, associations, syndicates, joint stock corporations, partnerships of every kind, clubs, business or common law trusts, societies, or limited liability companies.

Residential district shall mean those areas of the city so designated by chapter 90 as well as any other area in the city designated for a residential use as part of a planned community development plan, specific area plan or planned residential district.