Ventura's STR program requires $1 million per-occurrence short-term rental liability insurance as a condition of permit issuance, plus a $1,500 surety bond under SBMC §6.455.050(C). The bond pays civil penalties assessed against the permittee or any tenant/guest for code violations and is waivable only if the lease forbids parties between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Two financial-responsibility instruments apply to every Ventura STR. (1) Surety bond — SBMC §6.455.050(C) requires a $1,500 bond from a surety licensed in California with an A.M. Best Financial Strength Rating of at least 'A-'. §6.455.080 specifies the city is named as obligee and the bond pays civil penalties assessed under SBMC Ch. 1.50 against the permittee or against any tenant or guest for any violation arising out of the STR's use, including violations of other code provisions (noise, trash, parking). §6.455.090 lets the permittee substitute a conforming bond at any time. The bond is waived under §6.455.125(G)(9) only if the rental agreement expressly bans parties and loud social events from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (2) Liability insurance — the City of Ventura's published STVR Quick Reference, issued by the permit administrator under §6.455.030's interpretive authority, requires $1 million per-occurrence STR liability insurance as a permit condition. Failure to keep the bond on file at all times is a separate misdemeanor under §6.455.150(D).
Failing to keep a valid surety bond on file while the STR permit remains in effect is a misdemeanor under SBMC §6.455.150(D). Letting liability insurance lapse is grounds for permit suspension, modification or revocation under §6.455.160 (revocation proceedings handled per Ch. 1.50 Article 4). Bond proceeds are tapped to satisfy any civil penalty assessed under Ch. 1.50 — meaning a single party complaint with citations can drain the bond and require it to be re-funded before the permit continues.
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