Apple Valley, CA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)
Short-term rental permit rules in Apple Valley, CA, also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration, list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Key Facts
- Required document
- Property maintenance certificate under § 8.34.040
- Inspection
- Same § 8.34.050 program as other rentals
- Tax
- Transient Occupancy Tax under Chapter 3.24
- First-night fine
- 2x nightly rental value
- Escalation
- 3x second night, 4x third and beyond
Summary
Short-term rental operators in Apple Valley must hold the same property maintenance certificate required of every rental housing unit before renting to overnight guests. Municipal Code § 8.34.080(a) subjects short-term rental operators to the certificate and fee requirements of § 8.34.040, and § 8.34.080(b) makes them subject to the § 8.34.050 inspection program.
(a)Operators of short-term rentals shall be subject to the Property Maintenance Certificate requirements and obligated to pay fees as set forth in Section 8.34.040.(b)Operators of short-term rentals shall be subject to the inspection requirements set forth in Section 8.34.050.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
030(j)). 040,' the same certificate every rental housing owner in Town must hold before allowing occupancy. That means a short-term rental cannot legally operate without an unexpired, unrevoked property maintenance certificate and payment of the inspection fee set by the Town's adopted Schedule of Fees. 050 inspection requirement, so short-term rental units go through the same premises inspection, and face the same certificate revocation on a failed second inspection, as any other rental unit. 060. Operators who keep renting after being cited face steep escalating administrative fines: 'two times the rental value for the first night's violation, three times the rental value for the second night's violation, four times the rental value for the third night's violation,' continuing at the same ratio for every additional night.
Violations & Fines
Unlicensed or violating short-term rental operation is a public nuisance under § 8.34.080(f), on top of the § 8.34.060 misdemeanor/infraction penalties (up to $1,000 or six months jail). The Town may issue a per-night administrative fine starting at double the rental value for a first violation, tripling for a second, and quadrupling for a third and every additional night.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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