Riverside imposes a 13% Transient Occupancy Tax on every short-term rental stay (under 30 days). Operators must obtain a business tax certificate before renting or advertising the unit.
Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 5.55 (Short-Term Residential Rentals) requires the owner or authorized agent to hold a city business tax certificate before listing a short-term residential rental. Under the city's TOT ordinance, every transient pays a tax equal to 13% of the rent charged by the operator for any stay of 30 consecutive days or less. Operators collect the tax in trust and remit it monthly to the City via the HdL Lodging Tax portal. Returns are due on or before the 15th day of the month following the close of each calendar month, and a return must be filed even when no tax is owed. Note: properties in unincorporated Riverside County (not city limits) instead pay a 10% county TOT under County Ordinance 671 — confirm jurisdiction by address.
Late TOT filings carry a 10% penalty if one day late, 25% at 30 days delinquent, and 50% at 60 days delinquent, plus 1% interest per month on the unpaid balance. Operating without a business tax certificate is an infraction enforceable under RMC Chapter 1.17. Continued non-payment can lead to lien recordings against the property and listing-platform removal.
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