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

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Owner requirement
must live on-site full stay
Guests treated as
one household
Lessees
barred from home-sharing
Max stay
under 30 days

Summary

Manteca's home-sharing option requires the owner to live in the unit and stay on-site throughout the guest's entire visit, sharing it as a single household.

"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 thirty 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.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4829770; v11 updated 2026-04-21).

Full Breakdown

Chapter 3.40 lets an owner offer a room under 'home-sharing' rather than the entire unit, but only if the owner personally lives in the unit and stays there throughout the guest's visit: the owner, guest and any other occupants function as a single household. A lessee renting from someone else is barred from home-sharing (only the property owner may do it), and home-sharing still counts as a 'short-term' stay under 30 days, so it needs the same short-term lodging permit, primary-residence status, and R-1/R-2/R-3 zoning eligibility as any other short-term rental in the city.

Violations & Fines

Letting a lessee (rather than the owner) home-share, or advertising home-sharing without the owner present the whole stay, breaches the permit conditions and can bring fines or permit suspension.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a renter (not the owner) offer home-sharing in Manteca?
No: the code specifically bars a lessee of a rental unit from home-sharing or short-term subletting.
Does the host have to stay the whole time?
Yes, the ordinance requires the owner to live on-site throughout the guest's entire stay.

Sources & Official References

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