Carson does not impose STR-specific occupancy caps. Maximum occupancy defaults to the California Building Code / Housing Code minimum room-size standards adopted by Carson under its Building Code (CMC eCode360 §47244988, adopting Title 24 CCR) and the substandard-housing limits in Cal. Health & Safety Code §17920.3, which deems rooms below required dimensions a sanitation deficiency.
Because no STR ordinance exists, occupancy is governed by the underlying residential code. California's Uniform Housing Code (incorporated through Title 25 CCR and adopted in Carson's Building Code) generally requires the first occupant to have ≥120 sq ft of habitable floor area and each additional occupant to have ≥70 sq ft, with at least 50 sq ft per person in sleeping rooms shared by more than one person. Cal. Health & Safety Code §17920.3 makes 'room and space dimensions less than required by this code' a substandard condition. Hosts should set platform listing caps consistent with these dimensional limits and any private CC&Rs or HOA rules.
Overcrowding can be cited as a substandard-housing violation under Cal. Health & Safety Code §17920.3 and CMC Building Code enforcement provisions, leading to administrative citations and orders to vacate in serious cases.
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