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

Chapter 5.38 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. Section 5.38.020 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. Section 5.38.080 reinforces this by providing that transients may not stay at the rental for longer than 27 consecutive days. Two categories are exempt from the 27-day ceiling: military personnel (those contracted with the U.S. government or in active service, as defined in 5.38.020) and displaced individuals (such as people displaced due to a declared emergency), who may stay longer than 27 consecutive days. The 27-day per-stay limit dovetails with the city's transient occupancy tax, where a transient is defined in Section 3.24.020 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.