Rancho Cucamonga, CA Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)
Key Facts
- Tax collection duty
- Hosting platforms must collect and remit TOT
- Governing section
- RCMC § 8.34.100(A)
- Permit term
- 12 months, renewal fee by council resolution
- Non-compliant listing
- Platform must stop bookings within 5 business days
- Appeal fee
- Non-refundable, set by council resolution
- Revocation trigger
- 3rd violation, or any Chapter 3.40 TOT violation
Summary
Every Rancho Cucamonga short-term rental host must collect the city's transient occupancy tax through their booking platform. RCMC § 8.34.100(A) makes hosting platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo a "managing agent" of the host, legally responsible for collecting and remitting all applicable TOT to the city under Chapter 3.40, on top of the annual permit renewal fee the city council sets by resolution.
Hosting platforms shall be responsible for collecting all applicable TOTs and remitting the same to the city. The hosting platform shall be considered a managing agent of the host for purpose of TOT collections and remittance responsibilities as set forth in Chapter 3.40 of this code.
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
40 on every booking and remit it to the city, not just pass the collection duty back to the host. Subsection B requires platforms to disclose short-term rental listings to the city on a regular basis, including the responsible person's name, listing address, length of stay, and price paid for each stay, so the city's finance department can audit TOT compliance. Subsection C requires every listing to display the city-issued permit number, and once the city notifies a platform that a listing is non-compliant, the platform must stop taking bookings for that listing within five business days. 40's transient occupancy tax requirements, and a host whose permit is revoked cannot reapply for one year.
Violations & Fines
Operating a short-term rental without a valid short-term rental permit, business license, and transient occupancy registration certificate is prohibited under § 8.34.110(A); advertising the rental is treated as prima facie evidence of unlawful operation. A violation is a public nuisance abatable by injunctive relief or administrative fines under Chapter 1.12, and is also a misdemeanor. Each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense, and any TOT violation can trigger permit revocation under § 8.34.060.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What happens if my listing is flagged as non-compliant?
Can the city revoke my permit over a tax problem?
Sources & Official References
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