Elk Grove, CA Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- 1st violation
- Fine, penalty and/or abatement order
- 2nd violation
- Automatic 180-day suspension, § 4.38.090(A)(2)
- 3rd violation
- License revocation, § 4.38.090(A)(3)
- Strike window
- Counted within a rolling 12-month period
- Appeal deadline
- 10 days to appeal, § 4.38.100
- After revocation
- 1-year wait, then minor CUP required
Summary
Elk Grove runs a three-strike system for short-term rental licenses: a first violation within a year draws a fine or abatement order, a second triggers an automatic 180-day suspension, and a third revokes the license outright. Violations at one licensed address never carry over to a different address the same owner holds. A revoked property cannot resume renting until a conditional use permit is approved.
Upon a finding by the City Manager of a first (1st) short-term rental license violation within any one (1) year period, the licensee shall be subject to enforcement action pursuant to EGMC Section 4.38.110, including, without limitation, imposition of a fine, penalty, and/or costs, and abatement of the violation. Upon a finding by the City Manager of a second (2nd) short-term rental license violation within any one (1) year period, the short-term rental license shall be suspended for one hundred and eighty (180) days. Upon a finding by the City Manager of a third (3rd) short-term rental license violation within any one (1) year period, the short-term rental license shall be revoked.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4937385; v2 updated 2026-05-13; through 05-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
090(A) ties enforcement to how many violations the City Manager finds against a specific license within a rolling 12-month period. 110, which can include a fine, penalty, costs, and an abatement order. A second violation within that same year automatically suspends the license for 180 days, with no discretion to impose a lesser penalty. A third violation within the year results in outright revocation. The rule is address-specific: violations accumulated against a licensee at one location cannot be counted against that same licensee's other locations, and violations tied to a prior licensee at an address do not carry over to a new licensee who takes over that address.
090(C) lets the City Manager immediately revoke a license without any prior fine or suspension where activity at the property poses an imminent threat to public health, safety or welfare, including conduct amounting to a felony or a crime of moral turpitude. 070, and that permit application cannot even be filed until one year after the revocation date.
Violations & Fines
A licensee has 10 days to appeal a suspension or revocation notice to the City Manager under Sections 4.38.090(D) and 4.38.100, and the suspension or revocation is stayed while a timely appeal is pending, except for an immediate revocation for imminent threat to health or safety under Section 4.38.090(C), which is not stayed. Failing to appeal within 10 days waives the right to a hearing and makes the suspension or revocation final.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can a revoked short-term rental property ever operate again?
Sources & Official References
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