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

010(E) defines 'home-sharing' as an activity where the owner hosts a transient user in the owner's own lodging unit, for compensation, for stays under 30 consecutive days, during which time the owner of the unit lives on site, in the unit, throughout the transient user's stay, with the owner, the guest and any other occupants living together as a single housekeeping unit. 020 short term lodging permit and is still subject to the chapter's conditions. 045(A)(1) separately requires every permit holder to prohibit a lessee (as opposed to the owner) from home-sharing or renting short term at all, reinforcing that only the owner, actually living in the unit, can rely on the home-sharing arrangement.

050(B), including the responsible person's name, the listing address, length of stay and price paid, so the City can verify the owner's presence claim against the permit records.