Placer County, CA Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Placer County Code § 9.42.100 opens with a fast trigger: "A short-term rental that receives a total of three notices of violation within a 90 day period shall result in the issuance of a citation to the property owner for an administrative penalty of $1,500 regardless of whether the violations were cured within the specified timeframe." From there, administrative penalties for most violation categories escalate in three steps, first penalty $1,500, second $3,000, and third $5,000, cumulative, with cure periods that range from 30 days for general operational-standard violations down to one hour for parking, trash, and occupancy problems and 30 minutes for noise complaints under §§ 9.42.100(D)(1) through (D)(3).

The revocation trigger itself is set out in § 9.42.100(F)(2): the county may revoke a permit where "a short-term rental property owner has received a total of three citations within any twenty-four-month period," though the same subsection specifies that "a citation issued but not upheld upon appeal, would not count towards revocation." Revocation is also available if an owner fails to cure a suspension within 12 months, per § 9.42.100(F)(1), or after a prior revocation, per § 9.42.100(F)(3). Beyond citations and revocation, § 9.42.100(G) lets the county pursue nuisance abatement under Code § 17.62.160 and civil penalties under Code § 1.24.010(C) in addition to the administrative penalty process.