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

LMC § 5.90.140(A)(2)-(3) lays out a graduated three-strike system tied to a one-year lookback period. On the first finding of a chapter violation, 'the Director shall issue a warning, which may include an administrative citation'; no prior compliance order is required as long as the host previously received a copy of the chapter. On a second violation within the same one-year period, 'the Director may suspend the permit for one year, after which time the host may apply for a new permit,' and the host must immediately stop all short-term rental activity for the suspension's duration.

On a third violation, the Director may revoke the permit outright; revocation also follows if the permit was issued on false information or the host engaged in criminal conduct related to the chapter. Once revoked, § 5.90.140(A)(3)(d)-(e) requires the host to cease operating immediately and bars any new short-term rental permit for the same host for three full years. Before any denial, suspension, or revocation takes effect, § 5.90.140(B) requires written notice and gives the host 15 calendar days to respond, and § 5.90.150 lets the host appeal the Director's decision to a hearing officer, with the permit deemed suspended during the appeal; the hearing officer must decide within 14 days of the hearing, and any judicial challenge must be filed within 90 days under Code of Civil Procedure §§ 1094.5 and 1094.6.