Santa Ana uses a strike system for STR permits. Repeat documented violations within a rolling period escalate from warnings to fines, permit suspension, and eventual revocation with multi-year ineligibility for the host and address.
STR hosts in Santa Ana receive a strike for each substantiated nuisance, noise, parking, or occupancy violation. Three strikes in a 12-month rolling window typically trigger permit suspension; a further strike leads to revocation. Revoked addresses are ineligible for a new STR permit for a multi-year cooldown, regardless of ownership change. Strikes follow the host and the property, discouraging quick re-applications under spouses or LLCs. Records are public to deter chronic problem properties in dense neighborhoods near downtown and Bristol Street.
Each substantiated nuisance, occupancy, parking, or noise complaint adds a strike; three strikes suspend the permit, four lead to revocation and address-level ineligibility.
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