Orange, CA Short-Term Rentals: Host Presence Rule (2026)
Key Facts
- Response requirement
- Physically reach property within 30 min
- Governing provision
- OMC § 5.94.060(F)
- 30-60 min response
- Minor offense
- 60+ min response
- Major offense
- Contact info filed with
- City Business License Coordinator
Summary
Orange does not require the owner to live on-site, but every short term rental must have a designated property manager able to physically reach the property within 30 minutes of a complaint, per Municipal Code Section 5.94.060(F).
Property Manager. The owner of a short term rental shall provide each adult occupant with the name and telephone number of a property manager who is able to physically respond to the short term rental location within 30 minutes. The property manager may be the owner or other responsible person able to respond within the timeframe indicated. This information shall also be provided as part of the good neighbor policy and shall be provided to the City Business License Coordinator.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4796775; v10 updated 2026-01-27).
Full Breakdown
060(F) of the Orange Municipal Code requires the owner of a short term rental to provide each adult occupant with the name and telephone number of a property manager who is able to physically respond to the rental location within 30 minutes. The property manager can be the owner personally or any other responsible person capable of meeting that response window. This contact information must also be included in the good-neighbor notice given to adjacent and facing property owners under subsection (G), and it must be kept current and on file with the City's Business License Coordinator.
070. 070(B)(2)(a), the same tier as exceeding occupancy limits by more than two people. 070(C), a chronically slow-responding property manager can cost an owner the permit even if no other violation occurs on the property.
Violations & Fines
A property manager responding 30-60 minutes after a complaint is a minor offense; 60 minutes or more is a major offense under Section 5.94.070(B)(2)(a). Two minor offenses in 12 months also becomes a major offense, and three major offenses in 12 months forces permit revocation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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