Rancho Cucamonga, CA Short-Term Rentals: Night Caps (2026)
Key Facts
- Un-hosted stay cap
- 90 days per calendar year, per dwelling
- Hosted stay cap
- None (§8.34.090.K)
- Resets
- Each calendar year, not a rolling 12 months
- Applies to
- Same dwelling unit, not per host
Summary
Rancho Cucamonga caps un-hosted short-term rentals at 90 days a year per home. Section 8.34.090(K) limits an un-hosted stay, where the host is off-site during the booking, to a total of 90 days within a calendar year at the same dwelling unit, while hosted stays face no annual limit.
Un-hosted stays shall be limited to a total of 90 days within a calendar year at the same dwelling unit. Hosted stays shall not be limited.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4999536; v21 updated 2026-07-15).
Full Breakdown
34 allows. 010 as short-term rental activity in which the host remains off the site of his or her primary residence for some or all of the duration of the guest's stay, cannot exceed 90 total days at the same dwelling unit in a calendar year. A hosted stay, where the host stays on-site throughout the booking except during daytime or work hours, carries no day cap at all under the same subsection. The 90-day ceiling applies per dwelling unit, not per host, and resets each calendar year rather than rolling on a 12-month lookback.
020 already limits every permit to authorizing hosted or un-hosted stays, and bans standalone vacation rentals outright, the 90-day figure functions as the only calendar limit on how much a Rancho Cucamonga home can be rented while the host is away. 060.
Violations & Fines
Renting a unit un-hosted beyond the 90-day annual limit is a violation of Section 8.34.090(K), enforceable as a misdemeanor and abatable public nuisance under Section 8.34.110, and it counts toward the third-violation threshold that lets the finance director revoke the permit under Section 8.34.060.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many days a year can a Rancho Cucamonga home be rented un-hosted?
Is there a day limit if the host stays on the property?
Does the 90-day limit reset monthly or roll over?
Sources & Official References
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