Hesperia, CA Short-Term Rentals: Night Caps (2026)

California has not enacted a statewide night cap on short-term rentals. The City of Hesperia has not adopted a discrete STR ordinance, so there is no city-side night cap either. By way of regional comparison, several jurisdictions in California impose caps: San Francisco caps un-hosted (whole-home) STRs at 90 nights per year; Santa Monica restricts whole-home STRs entirely and allows only hosted home-share; the Town of Truckee imposes a 30-night cap on non-primary STRs in certain zones; in nearby San Bernardino County, the County's STR ordinance for unincorporated areas (including parts of the Big Bear Valley and Joshua Tree) imposes regulatory limits but does not establish a single county-wide annual night cap. Inside Hesperia city limits, none of these limits apply. Practically, this means: a Hesperia host may operate every night of the year, provided the host (a) holds an HMC Title 5 business license, (b) holds the HMC Chapter 5.72 Rental Housing Business License, (c) registers under HMC Chapter 3.10 and remits the 10% TOT on stays ≤30 days, and (d) the underlying zoning use is permitted under HMC Title 16. The Mojave Desert/Inland Empire context and Hesperia's lower-cost housing stock have to date kept the political pressure for an STR cap lower than in coastal or mountain-resort communities — but the City Council can change that with a single ordinance amendment.