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

G governs enforcement against short-term rental hosts and sets up a graduated strike-and-lockout system. 3 or of any other code provision; or any violation of federal, state, or local law. 2 requires the Administrator to give the host written notice of the proposed revocation and its grounds, mailed or served at least ten days before a hearing where the host may show cause why the registration should stand. 3 gives any host whose application was denied or registration revoked the right to an administrative appeal before the City Manager or a designated hearing officer, filed in writing within ten days of the decision, with the resulting decision being final.

4: a host whose registration has been denied or revoked is ineligible to apply for a new registration for a full twenty-four-month period, meaning a single serious violation, not just repeated ones, triggers the lockout. 5 layers on a recordkeeping duty, requiring hosts to retain compliance records, including transient occupancy tax payment documentation, for three years after each rental period and produce them to the City on request for inspection or audit. 3.