Menifee, CA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)
Short-term rental permit rules in Menifee, CA, also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration, list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Key Facts
- Registration deadline
- Within 30 days of starting business
- Permit must be
- Posted conspicuously on premises
- Registration fee
- Set by City Council per permit
- Exempt rentals
- Only occasional, incidental owner rentals
- Enforcing officer
- City Tax Administrator
Summary
Menifee has no separate short-term rental ordinance, but anyone renting a home to transients for 30 days or less repeatedly, rather than just occasionally, must register with the city's Tax Administrator within 30 days of starting business and post the resulting permit on-site.
(A) Within 30 days after commencing business or by 1-1-1991, every person desiring to engage in or conduct business as operator of a hotel renting to transients within the city shall file with the Tax Administrator an application for a transient occupancy registration permit for each place of business... The transient occupancy registration permit must be in effect, at all times, while the business is in operation and shall be, at all times, posted in a conspicuous place on the premises. (B) At the time of making an application for a registration permit, the applicant shall pay a registration fee in an amount determined by the Council for each permit issued.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-15: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance 2026-432, passed 4-15-2026).
Full Breakdown
28 purposes. 060 requires that operator to register with the Tax Administrator within 30 days of commencing business, filing an application on the city's prescribed form that states the applicant's name, business location, and other information the Tax Administrator requires. The application must be signed by the owner, a partner, or an authorized corporate officer, depending on the business structure. The resulting transient occupancy registration permit must state the hotel's name, the operator's name, the address, and the date of issuance, and it must be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises at all times while the rental operates.
The permit signifies only that the operator has registered to collect and remit the 10% occupancy tax; it does not authorize unlawful activity and does not substitute for any other permit required by another city department, board, or commission, such as a business license or short-term rental zoning clearance. Applicants pay a registration fee set by the City Council at the time they apply, due before the permit issues.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a valid registration permit lets the Tax Administrator order the rental closed under Section 3.28.170. Failing to comply with the chapter, or with any Tax Administrator rule adopted under it, can lead to suspension or revocation of the permit after 10 days' written notice and a hearing under Section 3.28.160, and the Administrator will not reissue a permit until satisfied the operator will comply going forward. Willfully refusing to register, refusing to file a required return, or filing a false return is a misdemeanor under Section 3.28.260, punishable by up to a $500 fine or six months in county jail, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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