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

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Annual night cap
None - no yearly limit on rental nights
Per-stay limit
27 consecutive days maximum (5.38.020/5.38.080)
STR definition
1 to 27 consecutive nights (5.38.020)
Stay exemptions
Military personnel and displaced individuals may exceed 27 days
Bookings per year
No limit if licensed and compliant
Authority
City of Perris Ch. 5.38, not Riverside County

Summary

Perris does NOT impose an annual night cap limiting how many nights per year a property may be rented. The only stay limit is per-booking: a short-term rental is 1 to 27 consecutive nights, and transients may not stay longer than 27 consecutive days, except for military personnel and displaced individuals. A property may host an unlimited number of such stays if licensed.

Transients shall not be permitted to stay at the short-term rental unit for longer than 27 consecutive days. However, military personnel and displaced individuals may stay at the short-term rental for periods longer than 27 consecutive days.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).

Full Breakdown

38 of the Perris Municipal Code does not set an annual cap on the number of nights a property may be rented as a short-term rental, and there is no limit on the number of separate bookings per year. The only durational limit in the chapter is a per-stay one. 020 defines a short-term rental as the rental of a dwelling for occupancy of at least one night but no more than 27 consecutive calendar days, and defines a transient as a person occupying for 27 consecutive days or less.

080 reinforces this by providing that transients may not stay at the rental for longer than 27 consecutive days. 020) and displaced individuals (such as people displaced due to a declared emergency), who may stay longer than 27 consecutive days. 020 as occupying for 30 consecutive days or less. In short, Perris regulates how long a single guest may stay (27 days) rather than how many total nights per year the home may be rented, so there is no annual usage cap to track.

Violations & Fines

Allowing a non-exempt transient to stay longer than 27 consecutive days violates Section 5.38.080 and is enforceable under Section 5.38.100. Because there is no annual night cap, there is no per-year usage violation, but operating any stays without a current license, or beyond the 27-day per-stay limit, can support suspension or revocation under Section 5.38.090.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a yearly limit on how many nights I can rent in Perris?
No. The City of Perris does not impose an annual night cap in Chapter 5.38. There is no maximum number of nights per year or number of bookings, provided you hold a current short-term rental business license, remit the transient occupancy tax, and follow the operational rules. The only durational limit is per stay: a single transient cannot stay longer than 27 consecutive days.
What is the longest a single guest can stay in a Perris STR?
Section 5.38.080 limits transients to no more than 27 consecutive days, matching the definition of a short-term rental as 1 to 27 consecutive nights in Section 5.38.020. Military personnel and displaced individuals are exempt and may stay longer. A stay beyond 30 days generally falls under landlord-tenant law and the transient occupancy tax definition (30 days or less) rather than the short-term rental chapter.

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