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

The 180-day cap sits inside § 4-40-130's list of mandatory standards for every hosted short-term rental permit and applies without a stated exception for special events or emergencies. Because § 4-40-170 fixes a permit term from January 1 through December 31 (renewed annually alongside the business license), the 180-day allowance resets only when the permit is renewed for a new calendar-year term; there is no mechanism in the chapter to bank unused days or carry them into the next term. The rule counts by calendar day rather than by night, and treats any portion of a day as a full day, so a guest who checks in late one day and checks out early the next still consumes two full days of the annual allotment.

The Finance Director and Community Development Director must find that a rental conforms to all § 4-40-130 standards, including this cap, both to approve an initial permit (§ 4-40-160) and to renew one (§ 4-40-170(c)); a host who has already logged 180 days in a term cannot lawfully accept more short-term bookings until the next permit term begins. Exceeding the cap is treated the same as any other standards violation, subject to the notice-and-cure process and permit suspension or revocation under § 4-40-180.