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

Cities that allow STRs often distinguish hosted stays (owner on-site) from unhosted stays (whole-home rentals) and impose different rules on each. Jurupa Valley does not draw that line. Section 4.15.015(D) defines 'home-sharing' as an accessory use of a primary residence in which a room is made available while 'the owner or leaseholder resides in the unit during the guest's stay' — a textbook hosted arrangement. Section 4.15.020 nonetheless makes it unlawful to offer, occupy, or advertise any dwelling 'in whole or in part' for under 30 consecutive days, with no exception for hosted home-shares. Section 9.35.070 reinforces that STRs are not a permitted or conditionally permitted use in any zone and that 'no permit of any type shall be issued therefor.' Section 4.15.025(B) directs hosting platforms to refuse any booking transaction for a Jurupa Valley dwelling 'purporting to be a short-term rental business,' which captures hosted listings as well as whole-home listings on Airbnb, Vrbo, and similar platforms. There is no local-contact requirement, no host-on-site mandate, and no separate fee structure — because no hosted STR pathway exists at all. The only short-stay lodging permitted in the City is the set of city-approved categories listed in Section 4.15.015(A): hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, community care facilities, social care facilities, single-room occupancy facilities, farmworker housing, emergency shelters, transitional and supportive housing, and low-barrier navigation centers.