Livermore, CA Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- 1st violation
- Warning, possibly with citation
- 2nd violation (1 yr)
- One-year suspension
- 3rd violation
- Permit revocation
- Post-revocation ban
- 3 years before new permit
- Notice/response window
- 15 calendar days
- Appeal decision deadline
- 14 days after hearing
- Judicial appeal deadline
- 90 days
Summary
Livermore runs its short-term rental enforcement on a warning-suspend-revoke ladder: a first violation draws a warning, a second within a year suspends the permit for a full year, and a third lets the City revoke it outright and bar a new permit for three years.
2. Suspension. The Director may suspend a permit pursuant to the following procedure: a. Upon finding a violation of this chapter within any one-year period, the Director shall issue a warning, which may include an administrative citation... b. Upon finding a second violation of this chapter within any one-year period, the Director may suspend the permit for one year, after which time the host may apply for a new permit... 3. Revocation... b. The Director may revoke a permit based on a finding that a third violation of this chapter has occurred... e. No new short-term rental permit will be issued to the violating host for three years following a revocation.
Full Breakdown
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. 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. 6.
Violations & Fines
Beyond the suspension/revocation ladder itself, each violation that counts toward a 'strike' can independently draw an administrative citation under Chapter 1.20, with fines of $100 per day for a first offense, $200 for a second, and $500 for each further offense within a year, or criminal infraction charges under § 1.16.010, and every day a violation continues is treated as a separate offense under § 5.90.120(D).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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