Rancho Cucamonga, CA Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- Revocation trigger
- 3rd or subsequent chapter violation (§8.34.060)
- TOT violations
- Any Chapter 3.40 violation can trigger revocation
- Reapplication wait
- 1 year after revocation
- Appeal window
- 15 days to city clerk (§8.34.070)
- Deciding official
- Finance Director; appeal to City Manager
Summary
Rancho Cucamonga gives short-term rental hosts a three-strikes cushion before pulling their permit. Section 8.34.060 lets the finance director revoke a permit on a host's third or subsequent Chapter 8.34 violation, whenever those violations occur, or for any transient occupancy tax violation under Chapter 3.40, and bars a new application for a full year afterward.
The director may revoke a short-term rental permit issued to a short-term rental host for a third or subsequent violation of this chapter within any period of time or for any violation of Chapter 3.40 relating to transient occupancy tax. A short-term rental host whose permit is revoked may apply for a new short-term rental permit one year after the revocation of the permit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4999536; v21 updated 2026-07-15).
Full Breakdown
34 does not revoke a short-term rental permit for a single slip-up. 40. 040(D)(4) separately lets the director deny any new application from someone whose prior permit was revoked during the year before the new filing, closing the gap between the two sections. A host facing revocation is not without recourse. 070 gives any host whose permit is revoked 15 days to file a written appeal with the city clerk, stating the grounds, and pay a nonrefundable appeal fee set by council resolution; the city manager or designee must schedule a hearing within 15 days of the appeal and the resulting decision is final. 34 violation as both a misdemeanor and an abatable public nuisance, with each day of ongoing violation counted separately.
Violations & Fines
Each Chapter 8.34 violation counted toward revocation is independently punishable as a misdemeanor and a public nuisance under Section 8.34.110, with administrative fines available under Chapter 1.12 and every day of continued violation treated as a separate offense; a third such violation, or any transient occupancy tax violation, triggers the one-year revocation under Section 8.34.060.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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