Lodi imposes no requirement that the host be on-site during a short-term rental stay. Unhosted whole-home rentals are permitted, and Lodi News (March 2024) confirmed that 'short-term rentals are not regulated in the city of Lodi' beyond nuisance enforcement.
Neither Lodi Municipal Code §17.36.060 (home occupations) nor the city's TOT chapter contains any host-presence or owner-on-site requirement. Reporting in Lodi News (March 2024) directly quoted city officials acknowledging that 'short-term rentals are not regulated in the city of Lodi, and the only way they are regulated is if there is a noise issue at the home, such as loud parties or large gatherings.' This means unhosted STRs — where the owner is not present during guest occupancy — are legal. The 24/7 contact and on-site host mandates seen in other California cities (e.g., San Francisco, Santa Monica, Sonoma) do not exist in Lodi. Noise complaints are enforced under the LMC noise ordinance (Title 9) and Lodi PD response, not via an STR-specific framework.
No violation flows from host absence itself. Disruptive guest behavior, however, is enforceable under the Lodi noise ordinance and general nuisance provisions of the LMC; repeat nuisance calls can support eventual revocation of the Home Occupation Permit by the Community Development Director.
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