Union City does not require short-term rental hosts to carry a specific amount of liability insurance. No insurance mandate appears in the Municipal Code or the rental registration form; coverage is left to the host and platform.
There is no Union City ordinance or registration condition requiring a host to hold a minimum liability insurance policy for a short-term rental. The Short-Term Rental Application collects owner, property, and emergency-contact information and is signed under penalty of perjury, but it does not require proof of insurance. Standard homeowner duties and any coverage offered by booking platforms (such as host protection programs) apply by private contract, not city mandate. Specific minimum coverage figures (for example $1 million policies) cited by short-term rental blogs are unverified and not codified in the Union City Municipal Code. Hosts should still confirm adequate coverage with their own insurer.
Because no insurance is mandated by ordinance, there is no insurance-specific city violation; uninsured operation remains a private financial risk to the host.
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