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

The City of Redlands does not cap the number of nights per year a property may be used as a short-term rental. Cities with STR programs often limit un-hosted rentals to a set number of nights annually (commonly 90 or 120 days) to preserve housing stock; Redlands has adopted no such cap because it has no STR ordinance. There is therefore no City limit on how many nights or how many separate bookings a Redlands STR may host in a year for ordinary residential property. The single rental-duration rule in the Code runs the opposite direction and applies only to SB 9 lots: under Section 18.156.1330 (added by Ordinance No. 2985), 'No dwelling unit on the lot may be rented for a period of less than thirty (30) days,' backed by a recorded deed restriction 'expressly prohibit[ing] any rental of any dwelling on the property for a period of less than thirty (30) days.' That is a minimum-stay requirement that effectively prohibits short-term rental on SB 9 lots entirely - not an annual night cap and not a tool that limits stays on ordinary homes. Practically, for a typical Redlands home, there is no City ceiling on annual STR nights; the operating constraints are the Transient Occupancy Tax (which applies to each transient stay under 30 days), the noise and nuisance rules, zoning use limits, and any HOA or CC&R restrictions, rather than a night cap. Hosts should monitor City Council actions, since the absence of a cap could change if Redlands adopts an STR ordinance.