Short-Term Rentals in California (2026)

Anaheim has not accepted a new short-term rental application since its September 15, 2015 moratorium, and Section…

Brentwood does not issue short-term rental permits because it does not allow short-term rentals at all. Municipal Code…

The City of Buena Park requires a short-term rental permit, a passed home inspection, and a city business license…

Burbank prohibits short-term rentals. The City's Zoning Code defines 'Hotel' and 'Motel' to include short term rentals…

Corona does not issue short-term rental permits: since October 18, 2023, renting any dwelling for 30 days or less is…

Eastvale doesn't issue short-term rental permits because it doesn't allow short-term rentals at all. Municipal Code…

Irvine issues no short-term rental permits because the use itself is banned. Zoning Ordinance § 3-25-1 declares…

Jurupa Valley prohibits short-term rentals outright in every zone. Ordinance No. 2023-10 added Chapter 4.15 to the…

Lakewood bans short-term rentals of any dwelling for stays under 31 days. Pre-existing permits issued before March 1…

Moorpark's zoning code bars residential short-term rental units outright: Table 17.20.050, Item 12, marks every…

Short-term rentals are flatly prohibited in unincorporated Napa County. Napa County Code Section 18.104.410 bans…

Ontario requires a Short-Term Rental Permit and a business license before any dwelling under 30 days is rented. Only…

Santa Ana bans short-term and home-sharing rentals outright: Municipal Code Section 8-3401 makes it unlawful to rent…

Temecula bans short-term rentals outright in every residential zoning district. Table 17.06.030 marks 'short-term…

Since December 6, 2023, every short-term rental in Visalia must hold a city-issued STR permit, a Business Tax…

Short-term rental operators in Apple Valley must hold the same property maintenance certificate required of every…

Bakersfield bans advertising, renting, or operating a short-term rental anywhere in the city without a city-issued STR…

Every operator renting rooms to transients in Bellflower, Los Angeles County, including short-term rental hosts, must…

Unincorporated San Diego County STR operators must register with the Treasurer-Tax Collector and obtain a Transient…

Anyone offering a short term vacation rental in the Lake Tulloch area must first obtain an administrative use permit…

Chula Vista's Director of Development Services processes Short-Term Rental Permit applications, which must be signed…

Clovis treats short-term rentals as a home occupation requiring city approval before operation. Section 9.58.065(G)…

No one may advertise or operate a short-term rental in Cupertino without first registering it with the City and…

No one may rent a home in unincorporated El Dorado County for 30 days or less without a valid hosted or vacation home…

Elk Grove requires a separate short-term rental license for every address rented out, issued only for a fixed…

Escondido hosts need three separate approvals before renting a home short-term: a business license, a short-term rental…

Fremont requires a short-term rental permit from the Community Development Department before anyone rents a dwelling…

Fresno STR operators must register twice with the City: by obtaining a Short Term Rental Permit (after zone clearance)…

Glendale requires anyone renting a residential dwelling for 30 days or less to first obtain a home-sharing license…

Anyone renting out a Hawthorne home for stays of 30 days or less, or even advertising one, must first get a short-term…

Every Huntington Beach short-term rental needs a City permit from the Director of Community Development before it can…

Anyone hosting a short-term rental in Inglewood, defined as a stay of thirty days or less, must first obtain a City…

Kern County does not require a stand-alone short-term rental permit, but every operator of a hotel, vacation rental, or…

Lake Forest requires every short-term rental host to register with the City's Tax Administrator within 30 days of…

Livermore requires every short-term rental host to obtain a City permit and a valid business license before renting a…

Before renting to guests, short-term rental operators in unincorporated Madera County must register the lodging with…

Manteca bans advertising or renting a residential unit as a short-term rental, even for a single booking, unless the…

Operating or even advertising a short-term rental in unincorporated Marin County without a valid license is illegal…

Merced requires every operator of a 'hotel,' a term broadly defined to include apartment houses, mobile homes, and…

Every short-term rental in unincorporated Merced County needs an Administrative Permit under Section 18.60.270 before…

Every operator of a vacation rental or short-term rental in Modesto must register with the Tax Administrator and obtain…

Every Mountain View short-term rental host must register the dwelling unit and hold a city business license before…

Murrieta bans renting out a single-family home or condo as a short-term vacation rental without a city permit under…

The only registration required in unincorporated Nevada County is a Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Certificate. Any…

Newport Beach caps short term lodging permits citywide at 1,550, with 1,475 allowed in residential districts and 75 in…

Orange requires a City permit before operating any short term rental, renewed annually and limited to two per…

Renting out a home for less than 30 days in unincorporated Orange County requires a Short-term Rental Permit from the…

No Oxnard dwelling may be rented for under 30 consecutive days without a valid city permit. The community development…

No one may operate a short-term rental in the City of Pacifica without a permit issued under Municipal Code Section…

Renting a Palm Springs home for 28 days or less without a city registration certificate is prohibited outright…

Any Pasadena host must obtain a short-term rental permit from the planning and community development department before…

Operating a short-term vacation rental in Petaluma requires a Short-Term Vacation Rental Permit from the Planning…

No one may advertise, list, or operate a short-term rental in Pomona without a city-issued STR permit under Sec…

Renting a home in Rancho Cucamonga for stays under 30 days requires a city short-term rental permit before the first…

Redding requires every short-term rental to get city approval before operating: hosted homestays need a Letter of…

Redwood City requires every host to register a short-term rental with the City before advertising or renting it out…

Riverside County requires a short term rental certificate from the Planning Department before any unincorporated-area…

No one may operate a short-term rental in Rohnert Park without first obtaining an administrative use permit, and the…

It is unlawful to advertise, maintain, or operate a short-term rental in Roseville without a permit from the finance…

Any Sacramento County host who rents a unit for 29 days or less must hold a Short-Term Rental Business License from the…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County requires a current STR permit before any dwelling can be rented short-term, capped…

Operating or advertising a short-term lodging unit in San Clemente requires two approvals: an STLU operating license…

San Francisco requires the Permanent Resident of a unit to register it on the Short-Term Residential Rental Registry…

It is unlawful to operate a short-term rental anywhere in a San Ramon residential district without first registering it…

Santa Monica only allows home-sharing (hosted stays) and requires both a City home-sharing permit and a business…

Unincorporated Solano County does regulate short-term lodging (stays of 30 consecutive days or less) under Chapter 28…

Whole-house vacation rentals in unincorporated Sonoma County require a zoning permit under County Code Sec. 26-88-120…

Sunnyvale bans short-term rentals citywide except for city-approved hosted rentals. Under SMC 19.76.030 and 19.76.050…

Anyone offering a residential dwelling in unincorporated Tehama County for stays under 30 days must first obtain a…

Unincorporated Tulare County has NO short-term rental land-use permit. The Board of Supervisors rejected a proposed STR…

Union City requires every operator renting lodging to transients, including short-term rental hosts, to register with…

Operating a short-term rental anywhere in Upland without an Administrative Use Permit is illegal. Section 17.23.1.020…

A short-term vacation rental or homestay permit is required before anyone rents, offers to rent, or advertises a…

Renting a home for under 30 days in unincorporated Ventura County requires a County-issued homeshare or short-term…

Unincorporated Yolo County has no general short-term rental permit. Title 8 only authorizes transient lodging as bed…

Before renting to a single guest, an Alameda short-term rental host must register with the City Treasurer and obtain a…

The City of Alhambra allows short-term rentals but requires a Short-Term Rental Permit before renting any eligible…

Antioch has no dedicated short-term rental ordinance. Hosts must comply with the general Antioch Municipal Code…

Berkeley will not let anyone rent a home for fewer than 14 days without a Zoning Certificate and a city Business…

Register by filing a Short-Term Rental application at City Hall with a $150 fee, site plan, proof of primary residency…

Every short-term rental in unincorporated Butte County requires an Administrative Permit issued by the Department of…

Carlsbad requires a short-term vacation rental permit and a business license before any unit can be rented or…

Ceres has no separate short-term rental permit: instead every operator renting to transients for 30 days or less…

Unincorporated Colusa County has no ordinance labeled 'short-term rental.' Instead, guest lodging under 30 days runs…

Concord has no short-term rental-specific ordinance, but Municipal Code Ch. 3.15 requires any operator of transient…

Operating a short-term rental in unincorporated Contra Costa County requires a ministerial STR permit issued under…

Daly City requires both a Short-Term Rental Permit from the Planning Department and a business license (with a…

A Florin STR operator must hold THREE separate licenses: (1) Short-Term Rental Permit from Planning & Environmental…

Fullerton requires a Short-Term Rental Permit for every dwelling rented for fewer than 30 days under FMC 15.55.020(F)…

Hayward has no separate short-term rental ordinance: hosts register under the same rule as hotels. Within 30 days of…

No one may advertise or rent out a Hemet lodging unit for less than 30 days without a valid short-term lodging permit…

Unincorporated Humboldt County requires a Short-Term Rental Permit (Administrative Permit) before operating any…

Indio STR owners register the rental under Section 37.005 and must list a 24-hour Coachella Valley local contact. Every…

Lodi has no zoning permit built specifically for short-term rentals, but its transient occupancy tax chapter reaches…

Long Beach Municipal Code § 5.77.040 makes an STR registration valid for one year, non-transferable, and renewable only…

Los Angeles home-sharing registrations are valid for one year, non-transferable, limited to the host's primary…

Hosts must sign a perjury-certified affidavit confirming primary residency, 24/7 local contact, minimum and maximum…

In unincorporated Mendocino County, vacation rentals are regulated differently by zone. Coastal-zone rentals need a…

Menifee has no separate short-term rental ordinance, but anyone renting a home to transients for 30 days or less…

Anyone renting a Mission Viejo property to guests for 30 days or less must register as a hotel operator with the city's…

Unincorporated Monterey County requires a Vacation Rental Operation License for all short-term rentals. Commercial…

Norwalk requires any operator renting lodging to transient guests for 30 days or less, including short-term vacation…

Any operator renting overnight lodging to guests for 30 days or less, including short-term rental hosts, must register…

The City of Perris allows short-term rentals but requires the owner to obtain a short-term rental business license…

In unincorporated eastern Placer County (North Lake Tahoe, above 5,000 feet), every short-term vacation rental needs a…

Rancho Cordova's zoning tables list short-term vacation rentals as permitted by right in every base district, so no…

Rialto has no short-term-rental-specific permit ordinance, but anyone renting rooms or dwellings on a transient basis…

Riverside requires every short-term rental to designate at least two local contacts, one always reachable, and to post…

Every Sacramento short-term rental permittee must keep a written register recording each date lodging was provided, the…

Operators of short-term rentals in unincorporated San Benito County must register with the county Tax Administrator…

San Diego requires a Short-Term Residential Occupancy (STRO) license under SDMC Sections 30.18-30.20 for any rental…

Unincorporated San Diego County hosts must register with the Tax Collector within 30 days of starting business and post…

Hotel and short-term rental operators in unincorporated San Joaquin County must register with the Tax Administrator…

Any operator renting a short-term rental to transients must register with the Director of Finance and post a transient…

San Leandro Municipal Code § 4-40-110 bars anyone from running a short-term rental without a permit issued under…

Every short-term rental in unincorporated San Luis Obispo County must obtain a Zoning Clearance, a County Business…

Anyone renting a home or room to guests for 30 days or less in unincorporated San Mateo County must register with the…

Chapter 10.110 of the SRMC, added by Ordinance 1976, requires every short-term rental in San Rafael to be registered…

In unincorporated inland Santa Barbara County a short-term rental or homestay permit is required before advertising or…

Santa Clara requires every short-term rental host to obtain an Administrative Permit for Short-term Rentals and hold a…

Unincorporated Santa Clara County requires every short-term rental operator to register with the County Director of…

Every short-term rental in the City of Santa Cruz must hold a short-term rental permit and a Transient Occupancy Tax…

In unincorporated Santa Cruz County, every short-term rental of fewer than 30 days needs a County permit. A Non-Hosted…

Santa Rosa requires a Short-Term Rental (STR) Permit for every property rented for less than 30 consecutive days. The…

Unincorporated Shasta County regulates short-term rentals under Ordinance SCC 2020-05, codified at County Code Section…

On May 11, 2026 the Simi Valley City Council voted 5-0 to give initial approval to a new short-term rental ordinance…

The City of Sonoma caps every vacation rental at two complete residential units and 29 consecutive days per stay…

Stanislaus County has no dedicated short-term-rental license, but any host renting to transients qualifies as a hotel…

Unincorporated Sutter County has no dedicated short-term rental permit ordinance. Anyone renting a dwelling for 30 days…

Truckee Municipal Code Chapter 5.02 requires every short-term rental operator to obtain a Transient Occupancy…

Before renting or advertising a short-term rental in Vista, the owner or agent must hold three things at once: a…

Santa Maria has not adopted a dedicated short-term rental ordinance, so STR operators are regulated through generally…

The City of West Sacramento, Yolo County lists short-term rentals as a permitted use in all six residential zones and…

Unincorporated Contra Costa County regulates short-term rental noise under Ordinance Code Chapter 88-32: no fixed…

Elk Grove bans open-invitation parties at every short-term rental stay and caps individual bookings at two to thirty…

Vacation rentals in unincorporated Monterey County may never use outside amplified sound, at any hour. County Code §…

Anaheim short-term rentals are under mandatory 'quiet time' from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m., when outdoor sound equipment is…

A Berkeley short-term rental host has to comply with the city's Second Response Ordinance, and a third violation…

Chula Vista bars outdoor pool, hot tub, fire pit, and party activity at short-term rentals between 10:00 p.m. and 9:00…

El Dorado County Code Section 5.56.120 makes it unlawful for anyone at a hosted or vacation home rental to create loud…

Fresno conditions every short-term rental permit on compliance with the city's noise rules. FMC § 7-1249(d)(6) requires…

Glendale bans home-sharing guests from generating noise or disturbance that unreasonably interferes with a neighbor's…

Inglewood bans "party house" rentals outright and requires every short-term rental host to comply with the City's noise…

Mountain View bans weddings, corporate events, commercial functions, large parties and similar gatherings at any…

Murrieta bans any radio, speaker, karaoke machine or other sound-producing equipment at a short-term rental from being…

Short-term rental guests in eastern Placer County must follow the county's general noise ordinance plus Tahoe Basin…

Redwood City bans weddings, corporate events, and other commercial functions at short-term rentals whenever they could…

Unincorporated Riverside County short-term rentals must observe 10 p.m.-7 a.m. quiet hours, run an exterior noise…

Roseville bars short-term rental hosts from allowing conferences, weddings, fundraisers, or similar gatherings, and…

Santa Clara bans weddings, corporate events, commercial functions, large parties, and any other gathering likely to…

Vacation rentals in the City of Sonoma must follow the citywide noise ordinance and face an extra rule of their own…

Every short-term vacation rental and homestay in the City of Ventura must post a notice inside the unit tying amplified…

For bed and breakfast and farm stay special events, Yolo County Code Sec. 8-2.306(k)(4)-(5) requires a Minor Use Permit…

Alhambra short-term rentals must observe quiet hours of 10 PM to 7 AM. During quiet hours no sound-producing device may…

Bakersfield short-term rentals must shut down outdoor pools, spas, and hot tubs between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., and every…

Bishop's STR ordinance does not set STR-specific quiet hours. Hosts must ensure the property does not become a…

Bostonia short-term rentals must obey San Diego County's noise ordinance (SDCC 36.404). In residential zones the…

Buena Park short-term rental house rules set quiet hours from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Renters and guests may not create…

Butte County STRs must observe quiet hours of 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends and…

Carlsbad bans amplified or reproduced sound audible from the property line of a short-term vacation rental between 10…

Clovis bars amplified or reproduced sound audible outside a short-term rental unit between 10 p.m. and 9 a.m., and…

Cupertino short-term rentals must observe quiet hours from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. and cannot be used for commercial events…

Escondido bars short-term rentals from generating noise beyond the city's noise ordinance or hosting loud, unruly…

Fullerton's short-term rental ordinance sets fixed quiet hours from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. under the noise standards…

Hawthorne short-term rentals must comply with the city's noise ordinance and observe quiet hours from 10:00 p.m. to…

Hemet bars amplified or reproduced sound from being audible outside a short-term lodging unit between 10:00 p.m. and…

Huntington Beach bans loud, unnecessary noise from any short-term rental under Section 5.120.040(G), on top of the…

Indio short-term rentals must observe quiet hours from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. Sunday-Thursday and 10 p.m. to 8 a.m…

Kern County has no STR-specific noise ordinance, but Ordinance Code Chapter 8.36 prohibits loud and raucous noise and…

Outdoor noise from a Livermore short-term rental is banned between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. under the City's noise ordinance…

Long Beach Municipal Code § 5.77.050(Q) makes it unlawful for any STR host, operator, occupant, or guest to make loud…

Sound amplification equipment is prohibited after 10:00 p.m. during Home-Sharing activities, and outdoor evening…

Short-term rentals must not cause nuisance activities including excessive noise, and must not be used to host parties…

Manteca bans amplified or reproduced sound audible from the property line of a short-term rental between 9:00 p.m. and…

Marin County holds short-term rental owners responsible for keeping their guests within the county's general noise law…

Coastal and Town vacation rentals must not create noise exceeding the County General Plan's exterior and interior noise…

Unincorporated Merced County fixes quiet hours for every short-term rental at 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. under Zoning Code…

Newport Beach short term lodging permits require silence for amplified or reproduced sound audible from the property…

Orange bars outdoor activity that disturbs neighbors at short term rentals between 10:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., a…

Short-term rental guests in unincorporated Orange County must observe the same exterior noise limits as any other…

Oxnard homeshares and vacation rentals must observe quiet hours from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and may never create…

In the City of Pacifica, short-term renters may not make excessive or loud noise during quiet hours of 10:00 p.m. to…

Palm Springs requires vacation rental sound, radios, speakers and amplified music, to stay inside a fully enclosed unit…

Pasadena requires every short-term rental to avoid noise, vibration, glare, or odors that interfere with neighbors'…

Perris short-term rental owners must ensure guests do not violate the city's noise rules, and must take corrective…

Redding requires every short-term rental's house policies to enforce outdoor quiet hours between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00…

Occupants and guests of a Riverside short-term rental cannot generate loud and unnecessary noise, a standard that ties…

A history of noise violations can cost a Sacramento host their short-term rental permit. City Code § 5.114.120(E) lets…

County short-term rental permits in the unincorporated area require occupants and guests to avoid unreasonable noise…

Loud or disturbing noise from a short-term rental in unincorporated San Bernardino County is unlawful under a…

San Clemente bars short-term rental guests from unreasonable noise, disorderly conduct, or violations of alcohol and…

San Leandro requires every hosted short-term rental to avoid becoming a nuisance and to post a 'good neighbor policy'…

Vacation rentals in San Luis Obispo County's Adelaida/Willow Creek Area answer to a specific noise trigger, not just…

STR listings must include the notice that quiet hours are observed between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. and that no outdoor…

San Ramon holds the owner and operator of a short-term rental jointly responsible for the property's compliance with…

Homestays in unincorporated Santa Barbara County must comply with LUDC standards that include noise and…

Santa Cruz IZO §24.12.1770 applies the §9.36 noise standards to short-term rentals and bans weddings, parties, and…

Every short-term rental permitted in unincorporated Santa Cruz County must comply with the county's Chapter 8.30 noise…

Home-share hosts are personally responsible for ensuring guests comply with Santa Monica's noise ordinance (Chapter…

Section 20-48.070(A)(2) holds Santa Rosa short-term rental guests to the citywide noise code in Chapter 17-16, then…

Guests at a Solano County vacation house rental must observe quiet hours from 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., and the operator…

Sec. 26-88-120(f) sets quiet hours from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and applies General Plan noise standards (for example…

Truckee holds short-term rental guests to the town's general noise standard in Chapter 9.20, but enforces it more…

Upland's Short-Term Rental ordinance sets quiet hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. for guests and requires all rental…

Short-term rentals and homeshares in unincorporated Ventura County must observe quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. with…

Short-term rentals in Vista are held to the same noise ordinance as every other property in the city. Section…

Visalia STRs have mandatory quiet hours: no outdoor activity (pools, hot tubs, courts, play equipment) between 10 PM…

Lakewood's zoning code bans short-term rentals of under 31 days citywide as of June 30, 2024, after a one-year…

Beyond the citywide 12% occupancy tax, Berkeley's short-term rental ordinance layers on a host enforcement fee of 2% of…

Short-term rentals in unincorporated Contra Costa County pay a 10% Transient Occupancy Tax on stays of 30 days or less…

Fresno's short-term rental chapter makes TOT collection a condition of the permit itself: owners must collect and remit…

Every Huntington Beach short-term rental host or operator must hold a City-issued STR permit paid for with a…

Unincorporated Kern County levies a 6% Transient Occupancy Tax under Code Chapter 4.16, authorized by California…

Every licensed vacation rental in unincorporated Monterey County must register for a Transient Occupancy Tax…

Every Rancho Cucamonga short-term rental host must collect the city's transient occupancy tax through their booking…

San Diego requires 10.5% Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) plus a 2% Tourism Marketing District (TMD) assessment on all…

Alameda taxes short-term rentals the same as hotels: any home-sharing or vacation-rental host renting a dwelling to a…

Unincorporated Alameda County imposes a Transient Occupancy Tax on short-term lodging of 30 days or fewer; combined TOT…

Every short-term rental stay in Anaheim carries a 15% transient occupancy tax on the nightly rent, collected under the…

Apple Valley requires every short-term rental operator to collect and remit the Town's Transient Occupancy Tax under…

Every Bakersfield short-term rental owes the transient lodging tax (TLT) under Section 17.74.060(E), and the city…

Anyone renting a residential unit in Bellflower, Los Angeles County, including a guest room to a short-term or…

Hosts collect and remit Bishop's 12% Transient Occupancy Tax monthly under Municipal Code Chapter 3.20, plus monthly…

San Diego County charges 8% Transient Occupancy Tax on rent from stays of 30 consecutive days or less in the…

Buena Park short-term rental hosts must hold a City business license and pay the Transient Occupancy Tax under Chapter…

Short-term rental hosts in unincorporated Butte County must file a Transient Occupancy Tax Questionnaire with the…

Short-term rentals in unincorporated Calaveras County fall under the county's transient occupancy tax code because…

Carlsbad requires every short-term vacation rental owner to hold a business license and an annual short-term vacation…

Ceres charges a 10 percent transient occupancy tax on rent paid by guests staying 30 days or less, collected by hosts…

Chico classifies Airbnb-style home-sharing and vacation rentals under 31 days as hotel stays, making hosts subject to…

Chula Vista charges a 10 percent transient occupancy tax on short-term rental stays, collected by the host or the…

Every short-term rental in Clovis owes the city's 12% transient occupancy tax on top of maintaining a valid business…

Every recreational lodging operator in unincorporated Colusa County, from farmstays to bed and breakfasts, is subject…

Cupertino short-term rental hosts must pay a registration fee set by City Council resolution before receiving a permit…

Short-term rental guests in El Dorado County pay a 10 percent transient occupancy tax countywide, rising to 14 percent…

El Monte taxes short-term stays at 10% of rent under the Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Chapter 3.16. Any operator…

Elk Grove short-term rental guests pay a 12% transient occupancy tax on rent, which the licensee must collect and remit…

Escondido charges a 10% transient occupancy tax on rent for any stay of 30 consecutive days or less, including…

Fremont short-term rental hosts pay the citywide 10 percent transient occupancy tax on rent under Municipal Code…

Glendale folds home-sharing straight into its hotel tax law: Municipal Code Section 5.56.050(J) requires every host to…

Hawthorne short-term rental hosts must register for a transient occupancy tax certificate and collect a 12% TOT on top…

Every Hemet short-term lodging permit carries a standing condition, City Code § 18-709(10)(a), requiring the owner to…

Every Humboldt County STR operator must collect a 12% Transient Occupancy Tax on rent from stays of 30 days or fewer…

Short-term rental guests in Indio pay a 13% transient occupancy tax on rent, which owners must collect, remit and…

Every Inglewood short-term rental host must collect and remit the City's transient occupancy tax under Chapter 9…

Unincorporated Kings County imposes a 10% Transient Occupancy Tax on the rent for stays of 30 days or less (Code Sec…

Lake County's transient occupancy tax reaches short-term vacation rentals because its code defines "hotel" broadly to…

Livermore short-term rental hosts owe the City's 8 percent Hotel Transient Occupancy Tax on every stay under 30 days…

Every Long Beach short-term rental guest pays a combined 13% transient occupancy tax, 6% under § 3.64.030 plus a…

Short-term rentals and home-sharing units in Los Angeles are subject to the city's 14% Transient Occupancy Tax under…

Short-term rentals of 30 days or less in unincorporated LA County are subject to the county's 12% Transient Occupancy…

Short-term rental hosts in unincorporated Madera County owe a 9% transient occupancy tax on rent charged to guests…

Manteca requires owners, agents or hosting platforms handling a short-term rental to collect the transient occupancy…

Anyone renting out a room, cottage or whole house to guests for less than 30 days in unincorporated Marin County must…

Every Mendocino County vacation home rental and single unit rental must collect an 8% transient occupancy tax plus a 2%…

Short-term rental operators in unincorporated Merced County must collect and remit a 10% Transient Occupancy Tax under…

Monterey's Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax expressly reaches Airbnb and VRBO listings: any structure rented for 30 days…

Moreno Valley taxes short-term rentals the same as hotels: Municipal Code Section 3.24.020 defines 'hotel' to include…

Mountain View requires every short-term rental host to collect and remit the city's Transient Occupancy Tax under…

Murrieta folds short-term vacation rentals into the same transient occupancy tax as hotels rather than taxing them…

Unincorporated Nevada County levies a 10% Transient Occupancy Tax on rentals of 30 days or less, authorized under…

Newport Beach charges a 9% transient occupancy tax on every stay of 30 days or less in a hotel, motel, vacation rental…

Oceanside short-term rental owners must pay the citywide transient occupancy tax and a separate Oceanside Tourism…

Every short term rental application in Orange requires a Council-set permit fee, and every stay is subject to the…

Short-term rental operators in unincorporated Orange County must collect a 10 percent Transient Occupancy Tax on rent…

Every Oxnard homeshare and vacation rental owner must hold a valid city business license, pay annual business taxes…

Every Pacifica short-term rental operator owes two separate City payments on top of the rental permit itself: the…

Registering a Palm Springs vacation rental costs a city council-set fee capped at the city's actual administration cost…

Pasadena hosts must collect a 7% transient occupancy tax from every short-term rental guest and remit it to the tax…

Short-term rentals in the City of Perris must collect a 10% transient occupancy tax (TOT) on the rent under Chapter…

Every Petaluma short-term vacation rental must collect and remit the City's Transient Occupancy Tax under Municipal…

Placer County charges Transient Occupancy Tax of 10% in the eastern slope (North Lake Tahoe) and 8% on the western…

Every Pomona short-term rental must collect the city's 10 percent transient occupancy tax on top of the standard…

Redding short-term rental guests pay a 10% transient occupancy tax under Chapter 4.12, and operators must also hold a…

Every short-term rental in Redwood City counts as a 'hotel' under the Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance, so…

Rialto charges a 9 percent transient occupancy tax on any stay of 30 consecutive days or less, including short-term…

Riverside requires every short-term rental owner to hold a business tax certificate before listing a stay, and to…

Unincorporated Riverside County short-term rentals are treated as hotels for transient occupancy tax purposes, and…

Rohnert Park charges a twelve percent transient occupancy tax on every short-term rental stay, collected by the host…

Every Roseville short-term rental permit application requires a nonrefundable application fee set by city council…

Sacramento short-term rental permittees owe both the business operations tax under Chapter 3.08 and the uniform…

Short-term rental hosts in unincorporated San Benito County must collect a 12% transient occupancy tax on all rent…

Short-term rental renters in unincorporated San Bernardino County must pay the county's 7% Uniform Transient Occupancy…

Getting or renewing a short-term lodging unit operating license in San Clemente costs a Council-set filing fee under §…

Short-term rental hosts in unincorporated San Diego County collect an 8% transient occupancy tax on every stay of 30…

San Francisco Short-Term Rental Hosts must file Transient Occupancy Tax and Tourism Improvement District Assessment…

Unincorporated San Joaquin County charges an 8% transient occupancy tax on short-term rentals and hotels, collected by…

San Jose hosts must collect and remit the transient occupancy tax on every short-term rental, 10% of rent under…

San Leandro requires every hosted short-term rental permittee to hold a current business license and pay Transient…

Short-term rental operators in San Ramon must register with the City to collect and remit Transient Occupancy Tax under…

Every short-term rental operating as a permitted Homestay in unincorporated Santa Barbara County must hold a Transient…

Santa Clara taxes short-term rental stays at 13.5% of rent under its transient occupancy tax chapter. Any host renting…

Santa Clarita STR operators must collect and remit the city's Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) on all rentals of 30 days…

Santa Cruz Municipal Code Ch. 3.28 imposes the Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax on accommodations rented for 30…

Unincorporated Santa Cruz County taxes vacation rental stays at 14% of rent, two points above the 12% hotel rate, under…

Home-share hosts must collect and remit the City's Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) on all guest stays. Hosting platforms…

Every Santa Rosa short-term rental owner must register for the Transient Occupancy Tax before submitting a new…

Every short-term rental in unincorporated Shasta County must register with the county Tax Collector and pay Transient…

Every vacation rental in the City of Sonoma must register for and pay the transient occupancy tax under Municipal Code…

Unincorporated Sonoma County levies a 12% Transient Occupancy Tax on vacation rental rent, authorized under County Code…

Sunnyvale short-term rental hosts collect and remit a 12.5% transient occupancy tax on every stay under SMC…

Short-term rental hosts in unincorporated Tehama County owe the same 8% transient occupancy tax hotels pay under…

Truckee imposes a 10% Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT), an additional 2% Measure K assessment, and a 1.25% Truckee Tourism…

Union City taxes short-term rentals two ways: an 8.5% transient occupancy tax on the nightly room rate under Chapter…

Every Upland short-term rental host must collect and remit the city's transient occupancy tax under Chapter 3.12, hold…

Vacaville taxes short-term rentals under the same 8 percent transient occupancy tax that applies to hotels, but the…

Ventura charges short-term rental owners the chapter's own permit fees plus the city's transient occupancy tax, and…

Short-term rental and homeshare owners in unincorporated Ventura County must hold a County business license, pay…

All short-term rentals in Visalia must collect and remit the city's transient occupancy tax, and owners must hold a…

Vista requires every short-term rental owner to hold a business license, a Chapter 3.24 transient occupancy…

West Covina's Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance applies to any structure rented to guests staying under 30…

Short-term rental hosts in the City of West Sacramento, Yolo County must collect and remit a 12% transient occupancy…

Unincorporated Sutter County imposes a 10% transient lodging surcharge on rentals of 30 days or less under County Code…

Bakersfield requires short-term rentals to provide the same off-street parking as a single-family home, typically two…

Not applicable. Short-term rentals are banned in Burbank. No STR-specific parking regulations exist.

STR permits typically require one off-street parking space per bedroom. On-street overflow discouraged; RV/trailer…

El Monte has no STR-specific parking rule because STRs are prohibited; the underlying dwelling must satisfy the Title…

Garden Grove has no STR-specific parking rules because short-term rentals are prohibited in all residential zones…

Moorpark has no STR-specific parking rules because short-term rentals (under 30 days) are prohibited citywide. The…

Development Code Section 84.28.060(d) requires all renter vehicles to park on the STR property at a ratio of at least…

San Mateo requires STR properties with 1–3 bedrooms to have at least 1 off-street parking space, and 4+ bedrooms at…

Sonora STR properties must not disrupt neighborhood character, which includes parking impacts. General city parking…

Bishop requires adequate on-site parking for all STR lodgers. On-street parking does not count toward the requirement…

Concord requires short-term rentals to provide adequate on-site parking meeting the underlying residential zone's…

STR guests must comply with all Moreno Valley parking regulations. Adequate off-street parking should be provided. No…

The City of Perris limits short-term rental guest vehicles to one per bedroom for a one-bedroom unit, or a maximum of…

San Leandro requires that hosted STR guests park only in designated or available parking spaces on the property…

STR guests in Santa Clarita must use available off-street parking. Guest vehicles should park in driveways and garages…

Temecula STRs must provide on-site parking for guests and may not rely on overflow street parking that disturbs…

Walnut Creek STR hosts must provide off-street parking consistent with residential parking requirements, typically 2…

Short-term rentals are prohibited in West Covina. No STR-specific parking rules exist because the use is banned.

STRs in unincorporated Alameda County must provide on-site parking consistent with the residential zoning standard and…

Alhambra requires short-term rental parking to be provided on-site and to comply with Municipal Code Chapter 9.95…

STR hosts must make on-site parking required under Sections 22.112.060 and 22.112.070 available to guests, and must…

Anaheim STR operators must provide adequate parking for guests and comply with residential parking regulations. Guest…

Short-term rental guests in Brentwood must follow the same parking rules as any other residents. On-site parking should…

Buena Park requires all short-term rental guest and host parking to be accommodated on-site as shown on the permit…

Short-term rental parking in unincorporated Butte County must be shown on the administrative permit's site plan, with…

Carlsbad requires short-term rental guests to park on-site and avoid nearby residential streets under Municipal Code…

Short-term rentals in Chula Vista must provide adequate parking for guests per the STR operational requirements of CVMC…

STR guests in Compton must comply with all city parking regulations. No additional dedicated parking requirements for…

STR parking in unincorporated Contra Costa County must comply with the residential zone's parking standards, typically…

Cupertino requires every short-term rental to keep the zoning district's minimum parking spaces on-site and to set one…

Daly City STRs must provide off-street parking sufficient to avoid burdening the public right-of-way under Chapter 5.92…

STR guests must follow Downey's general parking rules. Street parking in business districts limited to 2 hours (7 AM…

Every hosted or vacation home rental in El Dorado County must provide at least two on-site parking spaces under Section…

STRs in Elk Grove must provide sufficient on-site parking to avoid displacing guest vehicles onto public streets…

Escondido requires STR guests to use only on-site parking spaces associated with the approved rental unit. No…

Because Fairfield's Zoning Ordinance does not separately permit short-term rentals in residential zones, the City has…

Short-term rental properties in Fillmore must provide adequate off-street parking for guests. Hosts should communicate…

STR guests in Fontana must park on-site within the driveway or garage where possible. Overflow street parking must…

Fremont STR operators must provide on-site parking for guests and cannot rely exclusively on street parking; guests…

Fresno STR permits require one off-street parking space per bedroom, with a minimum of two spaces for whole-house…

Fullerton requires STR permit applicants to submit a parking plan showing adequate off-street parking for guests. STR…

Hanford has no STR-specific parking requirement. Parking standards for the underlying residential use apply under…

Every Hawthorne short-term rental must provide at least one on-premises, off-street parking space for the host and one…

Hayward short-term rental operators must provide adequate off-street parking for guests and ensure guests do not…

Hemet's short-term lodging chapter makes on-site parking a standing permit condition, not a suggestion. Owners must…

Before the City issues a Huntington Beach short-term rental permit, the host or operator must submit a guest parking…

Indio limits short-term rental guest vehicles to the number of designated on-site parking spaces and prohibits street…

Inglewood STR guests must comply with all local parking regulations. Hosts are expected to inform guests about street…

No Kern County ordinance imposes parking requirements specifically on short-term rentals. The standard residential…

Lancaster may require designated parking for STR guests. On-street parking limits apply. Parking plan often part of STR…

Livermore STRs must provide on-site parking for guests (typically 1 space per bedroom up to the home's capacity)…

STR guests in Long Beach must comply with local parking regulations. Street parking is subject to posted restrictions…

STR guests in unincorporated LA County must follow all county parking regulations. Street parking is subject to posted…

Manteca requires short-term rental owners to make every on-site space, garage, carport, driveway or tandem, available…

Every short-term rental in unincorporated Marin County must provide off-street parking that meets the county's general…

Every short-term rental in unincorporated Merced County must provide off-street guest parking under Zoning Code Section…

STR properties in Modesto must provide adequate off-street parking for guests. Guests must follow all city parking…

Monterey County requires vacation rentals in the unincorporated area to document on-site parking before they can be…

Short-term rental guests in Mountain View must follow the same residential parking rules as any resident, including no…

Short-term rental guests in Murrieta must park on-site or in permitted on-street spaces, and Good Neighbor notices must…

Newport Beach requires short term lodging owners to make all on-site parking, including garage, carport, driveway and…

Norwalk may require designated parking for STR guests. On-street parking limits apply. Parking plan often part of STR…

Oakland's STR ordinance (Chapter 5.96) requires hosts to disclose available on-site parking, advise guests of…

Oceanside STR operators must provide parking information to guests. Properties governed by HOAs must meet applicable…

Short-term rental guests in Orange must park in designated on-site parking spaces identified in the STR permit…

Zoning Code Section 7-9-93 requires unincorporated Orange County short-term rentals to provide at least two off-street…

Oxnard STR properties must provide adequate off-street parking for guests. On-street parking by STR guests must comply…

In the City of Pacifica, every short-term rental must provide at least one off-street parking space per legally…

Palm Springs caps vacation rental parking at one automobile per bedroom under Section 5.25.070(c) and bars advertising…

Palmdale may require designated parking for STR guests. On-street parking limits apply. Parking plan often part of STR…

STR operators in Pasadena must provide parking information to guests. Guest vehicles must comply with city parking…

Petaluma requires every Short-Term Vacation Rental application to show on-site parking matching Table 11.1's…

Pittsburg does not impose STR-specific parking requirements, so hosts must rely on the general residential off-street…

Every short-term rental permitted in eastern Placer County must provide on-site parking for guest vehicles, boats and…

Short-term rentals in Rancho Cordova must provide on-site parking consistent with their single-family residential…

Rancho Cucamonga STRs must provide sufficient on-site parking for all guests. Street parking for guests is discouraged…

Redding short-term rental permits must specify on-site parking spaces for tenants, with at least two spaces required in…

Ridgecrest has no dedicated short-term rental parking ordinance. STR guests use the same on-site parking and on-street…

Guests at a Riverside short-term rental must park only in the unit's approved driveway, garage, or carport, and any…

Riverside County requires every short term rental to provide adequate on-site parking that covers its approved maximum…

Roseville requires all parking tied to a short-term rental to stay onsite or directly in front of the rental parcel, so…

Sacramento County's short-term rental ordinance for unincorporated areas requires operators to identify pre-approved…

Salinas may require designated parking for STR guests. On-street parking limits apply. Parking plan often part of STR…

San Clemente does not set a fixed parking-space count for short-term lodging units; instead every STLU application must…

STRO hosts must provide guests information about available parking. No dedicated off-street parking requirement for…

A Host Home short-term rental in unincorporated San Diego County must provide one off-street parking space for every…

San Jose STR hosts must provide on-site parking matching the zoning requirement for the underlying residential use…

San Luis Obispo County bars vacation-rental guests in the Adelaida/Willow Creek Area from parking on the street at any…

San Ramon requires short-term rental guests to park in the property's own garage and driveway before using the street…

Homestays in unincorporated Santa Barbara County must provide parking on the lot in compliance with County Parking and…

Santa Clara short-term rental operators must provide off-street parking consistent with residential zoning and ensure…

There is no short-term-rental-specific parking requirement in unincorporated Santa Clara County. Parking is governed by…

Santa Cruz IZO §24.12.1770(3) caps vehicles at one per one-bedroom unit, two per two- or three-bedroom unit, plus one…

Santa Cruz County requires non-hosted short-term rental permits to provide on-site parking before guests use the…

STR guests in Santa Maria must comply with city parking regulations. Hosts should provide parking information to guests…

STR guests in Santa Monica must comply with local parking regulations including permit parking districts and overnight…

Santa Paula does not currently allow short-term rentals of any kind, so there are no STR-specific parking standards…

Santa Rosa caps short-term rental occupancy to whatever its off-street parking can support under Section 20-48.060(C)…

A licensed vacation rental in the City of Sonoma must provide one off-street parking space per bedroom, set in the…

Sunnyvale STRs must provide at least one off-street parking space per rented bedroom and cannot use RV parking or…

Short-term rental guests in Thousand Oaks must comply with standard residential parking regulations. Guest vehicles…

STR properties must provide adequate parking for guests per permit conditions. Listings must display the city-issued…

Every Truckee short-term rental must provide on-site parking that matches the plan approved with its registration…

Tuolumne County's short-term rental ordinance (Chapter 8.70) does not impose a specific off-street parking quota on…

Tuolumne County VHR permits require all guest vehicles to park on-site in defined spaces, prohibiting overflow onto…

Every Upland short-term rental must provide one additional off-street parking space for each bedroom being rented…

Vacaville has not codified short-term rental parking conditions because STRs are not authorized in residential zones…

Vallejo may require designated parking for STR guests. On-street parking limits apply. Parking plan often part of STR…

Ventura ties parking directly to bedroom count for every permitted short-term rental. Municipal Code § 6.455.060…

Homeshares and short-term rentals in unincorporated Ventura County must provide one to three on-site parking spaces…

STR guests in Visalia must park only in the property's driveway or garage, and the rental must have at least two…

Vista limits short-term rental guests to the exact number of on-site parking spaces listed on the permit. Section…

Yolo County Code Sec. 8-2.306(l)(2)(iii) and (m)(2)(iii) require bed and breakfasts and farm stays to provide adequate…

Short-term rentals must provide adequate off-street parking for all guest vehicles. Citrus Heights typically requires…

STR guests in Glendale must use available off-street parking. The home-sharing ordinance requires that rentals not…

Ojai STR properties must provide at least one off-street parking space per bedroom rented, up to the maximum allowed by…

STR guests may only use designated legal on-site parking spaces. The number of vehicles cannot exceed the number of…

Redwood City does not require a short-term rental to add any parking beyond what already exists on the lot. Zoning Code…

Section 6401.3(6)(b) requires each single-family STR to provide at least one on-site parking space (garage, driveway…

Sec. 26-88-120(e)(5) requires one on-site space for rentals up to two guestrooms, two spaces for three or four…

San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 41A does not impose dedicated parking requirements on short-term rentals, and…

Because short-term rentals are prohibited in Burbank, no enforceable STR occupancy limit exists. A 2021 proposed (but…

Carlsbad STRs are capped at 2 adults per bedroom plus 2 additional (e.g., 8 in a 3BR), subject to a hard ceiling of 12…

Clovis STR occupancy typically capped at 2 persons per bedroom plus 2, with a hard max set by permit. Events/parties…

Folsom STR occupancy is typically limited to 2 persons per bedroom plus 2 additional (e.g., a 3-bedroom home caps at 8…

Jurupa Valley sets no guest-count or bedroom-based occupancy limits for short-term rentals because the use is banned…

Under LAMC 12.22 A.32(d)(11), no more than 2 overnight guests (not including children) are permitted per habitable…

Redwood City Municipal Code Chapter 42A limits short-term rental occupancy to two guests per bedroom plus two…

Every hosted STR must have a posted maximum occupancy as part of the Good Neighbor Policy. The host's primary residence…

San Mateo limits STR occupancy to two people per bedroom or ten people per property, whichever is less, under Chapter…

Overnight occupancy at a Santa Cruz short-term rental is capped at two persons per bedroom plus two additional persons…

Visalia caps overnight STR occupancy at two persons per bedroom plus one. A studio is limited to 3 guests; a 4-bedroom…

Alhambra caps short-term rental occupancy at two guests per bedroom under Municipal Code Section 5.92.050. Only guests…

Corona STR permits cap overnight occupancy based on bedroom count, typically two persons per bedroom plus two…

Daly City caps short-term rental occupancy at two guests per bedroom plus two additional guests at one time, and limits…

Fairfield does not impose a per-bedroom or per-unit short-term rental occupancy cap because it does not separately…

Galt STR occupancy typically follows 2 persons per bedroom plus 2 extra, subject to fire code maximums. Operators must…

Lancaster limits the number of guests allowed in short-term rental properties. Occupancy caps are typically based on…

Short-term rentals in Long Beach are subject to occupancy limits based on the number of bedrooms and dwelling size…

Short-term rental occupancy in unincorporated San Joaquin County is limited through the Temporary Use Permit and…

Santa Rosa caps overnight occupancy at two short-term renters per bedroom, not to exceed 10 people total. Daytime…

The Simi Valley short-term rental ordinance approved on first reading May 11, 2026 caps overnight occupancy at two…

Sunnyvale STR occupancy is capped at 2 guests per bedroom plus 2 additional, not to exceed the building code maximum…

Tracy does not have a dedicated short-term rental ordinance establishing occupancy caps. The city collects Transient…

Guest occupancy is limited to two persons per bedroom plus two additional, with an absolute maximum of 12 guests per…

Anaheim short-term rentals under AMC Chapter 4.05 must comply with occupancy limits based on the number of bedrooms and…

Antioch has no city-specific overnight or annual day-count limits on short-term rentals. The zoning code, however…

Apple Valley caps short-term rental occupancy at two guests per bedroom under Municipal Code § 8.34.080(c), with two…

Bakersfield caps every short-term rental at two persons per bedroom under Section 17.74.050(D), counting everyone on…

Berkeley does not put a flat headcount on a short-term rental; Section 23.314.050(C) sends the occupant limit to the…

Bishop caps STR occupancy at two overnight lodgers per bedroom. Minor children accompanied by an adult are not counted…

Brentwood applies standard residential occupancy limits to short-term rentals. California Building Code and the Uniform…

Buena Park caps short-term rental occupancy at two adults per bedroom plus two additional adults for the whole unit…

Butte County caps short-term rentals at five rented bedrooms, two guests per approved bedroom on septic, and a hard…

In the Lake Tulloch area, Calaveras County caps short term vacation rental occupancy at two overnight guests per…

Chula Vista's STR ordinance (CVMC 5.68) limits occupancy based on the number of bedrooms. The permit specifies the…

Citrus Heights limits short-term rental occupancy based on the number of bedrooms, typically two guests per bedroom…

Unincorporated Colusa County caps recreational lodging by guestroom count, not headcount. A lodging facility with five…

Concord has not enacted occupancy limits, guest counts, or minimum/maximum night-stay rules specific to short-term…

Overnight guest occupancy may not exceed two persons per bedroom plus two additional persons, with a hard cap of 20…

Cupertino caps how many overnight guests a short-term rental can host based on unit size. A studio or single-room…

El Cajon regulates short-term rental occupancy through its STR permit conditions. Occupancy limits are typically tied…

El Dorado County short-term rentals are capped at two overnight occupants per permitted bedroom under Section…

Because El Monte prohibits short-term rentals altogether, no STR-specific guest cap exists; long-term residential…

Encinitas Municipal Code Chapter 9.38 limits overnight occupancy in short-term rentals to two persons per bedroom plus…

Escondido limits STR occupancy to 2 persons per bedroom plus 2 additional, capped at 10 overnight guests total, with…

Sacramento County limits Florin STRs to no more than two adults per bedroom, one rental party at a time, with no public…

Fontana applies occupancy limits based on the Uniform Housing Code and local safety requirements. STR operators set…

Fremont caps STR occupancy at two guests per bedroom plus two additional, consistent with Uniform Housing Code…

The City of Fresno's published STR requirements do not set a specific overnight-guest or per-bedroom cap. Allowable…

Fullerton effectively restricts non-hosted whole-house STRs to a hard cap of 100 citywide permits, and whole-house…

Hawthorne caps short-term rental occupancy at two guests per bedroom plus two more, and allows only one booking or…

Hayward short-term rentals must comply with building code occupancy limits, typically calculated as two persons per…

Hemet short-term lodging permits cap overnight occupancy at whatever the building code and fire code allow for that…

Maximum overnight occupancy is two persons per bedroom plus one (children under 12 excluded), and total STRs cannot…

Huntington Beach caps short-term rental occupancy at two guests per bedroom plus two more, with an absolute ceiling of…

Indio caps overnight short-term rental occupancy at four persons plus two per bedroom, topping out at 20 guests for…

Inglewood caps every short-term rental at four people per room, no more than two of them adult guests, under Municipal…

Kern County's Transient Occupancy Tax Chapter 4.16 does not set per-bedroom guest caps, overnight occupancy limits, or…

Lakewood limits the number of guests allowed in short-term rental properties. Occupancy caps are typically based on…

Livermore's code has no numeric per-bedroom head-count cap for short-term rentals; instead, state law caps occupancy…

Lodi has no dedicated short-term rental ordinance and therefore no STR-specific guest cap. Occupancy is limited only by…

Short-term rental guests in unincorporated LA County are limited to two persons per bedroom plus two additional people…

Manteca caps short-term lodging occupancy at two adults and one child per rented room, with overnight totals also…

Merced County caps short-term rentals at five guest rooms under Section 18.60.270, tying real occupancy to the number…

Modesto's code defines a 'transient' as anyone occupying a unit for 27 consecutive days or less, which triggers permit…

Monterey County's vacation rental ordinance limits guest occupancy based on the number of bedrooms, generally about two…

Moorpark limits STR occupancy to 2 guests per bedroom plus 2, with a maximum of 10 overnight guests. Daytime gatherings…

STR occupancy is capped at 2 per bedroom plus 2, with a hard ceiling typically 10-12 overnight. Daytime event caps and…

Short-term rentals in Murrieta are typically limited to two occupants per bedroom plus two additional, not to exceed a…

Unincorporated Nevada County does not impose a special short-term-rental occupancy cap. Because there is no STR permit…

Every Newport Beach short term lodging permit requires a written rental agreement limiting overnight occupancy to the…

Norwalk limits the number of guests allowed in short-term rental properties. Occupancy caps are typically based on…

Oceanside limits STR maximum occupancy to 14 people per dwelling unit with a maximum of 5 bedrooms. Occupancy limits…

Ojai limits STR occupancy to 2 guests per bedroom plus 2 additional, with a maximum of 10 overnight guests regardless…

Total occupancy at an Ontario STR, including the host and all guests, may not exceed two times the number of bedrooms…

Orange caps short term rental occupancy at two people per bedroom plus two more, excluding children under two, and…

Under Zoning Code Section 7-9-93, overnight occupancy of an unincorporated Orange County short-term rental is capped at…

Oxnard limits short-term rental occupancy based on bedroom count and property size. Maximum overnight occupancy is…

Pacifica caps overnight occupancy at every short-term rental to two renters per legally permitted bedroom. Municipal…

Palm Springs caps vacation rental overnight occupancy at two persons per bedroom and eight total, plus up to two…

Palmdale limits the number of guests allowed in short-term rental properties. Occupancy caps are typically based on…

Pasadena caps every short-term rental at two guests per bedroom plus two more, regardless of the unit's size. Municipal…

The City of Perris caps short-term rental occupancy at two persons per bedroom plus two additional persons. The primary…

Petaluma caps overnight guests at a short-term vacation rental at two people per bedroom plus two more, whether the…

Pomona STR ordinance limits occupancy and prohibits events or assemblies unrelated to lodging. Pool-only rentals and…

Port Hueneme STR permits include occupancy limits based on the number of bedrooms and available parking. Maximum…

Rancho Cordova STRs must comply with occupancy standards consistent with the California Building Code and Uniform…

Redding caps short-term rental occupancy at two persons per rented bedroom under RMC 18.43.180. A vacation rental…

No Rialto-specific ordinance directly addresses short-term rental occupancy limits; California state default applies…

Richmond applies California Building Code occupancy standards and general nuisance provisions to short-term rentals…

Riverside caps overnight guests at any short-term residential rental at two people per bedroom plus one additional…

Unincorporated Riverside County caps short-term rental occupancy at 200 square feet per guest, with a hard ceiling of…

Rohnert Park caps a short-term rental at one bedroom of the primary dwelling and fourteen consecutive days per stay…

Sacramento caps every short-term rental at six guests, whether the booking covers a single unit or, for hosts who live…

Sacramento County limits short-term rental occupancy in unincorporated areas to no more than two adults per bedroom…

Salinas limits the number of guests allowed in short-term rental properties. Occupancy caps are typically based on…

Under Development Code Section 84.28.060, sleeping occupancy is set by room size (70 sq ft for one person, +50 sq ft…

San Clemente caps overnight occupancy in a licensed Short-Term Lodging Unit at two people per legal bedroom plus two…

San Diego's Short-Term Residential Occupancy (STRO) ordinance under SDMC Chapter 5, Article 10, Division 1 establishes…

Unincorporated San Diego County has no short-term-rental-specific occupancy cap, because the County never adopted an…

San Francisco STR occupancy is governed by Housing Code maximum-occupancy rules plus Admin Code Chapter 41A. Generally…

San Jose caps short-term rental occupancy at 2 persons per bedroom plus 2 additional, with an absolute ceiling of 10…

In the Coastal Zone, no residence may host more than four individual tenancies per calendar month, and a new vacation…

Under Zoning Regulations Section 6401.3(6)(a), the maximum number of short-term tenants is two persons per bedroom…

San Ramon caps short-term rental occupancy at two adults per bedroom whenever any part of the dwelling is rented, under…

A homestay in unincorporated Santa Barbara County may use up to three bedrooms of a legal dwelling, and occupancy is…

Santa Clara short-term rentals are subject to occupancy caps typically based on bedroom count, plus California building…

STR occupancy must comply with building and fire code maximums. ADUs in Santa Clarita are generally restricted to…

Under SCCC 13.10.694, overnight occupancy of a vacation rental may not exceed two guests per legal bedroom plus two…

The Santa Maria Municipal Code does not set a numeric overnight-guest or persons-per-bedroom limit specifically for…

Santa Monica STRs are subject to occupancy limits based on the number of bedrooms and building/fire code standards…

Shasta County caps short-term rental occupancy by approved bedroom and time of day. From 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. up to…

Unincorporated Solano County caps overnight occupancy for a Vacation House Rental at two guests per bedroom plus two…

Sonoma Municipal Code § 19.50.110(A)(3) limits every vacation rental's overnight guest count to two people per sleeping…

Sec. 26-88-120(e) caps overnight occupancy at two persons per sleeping room plus two more per property, to a maximum of…

Sonora's short-term rental ordinance establishes occupancy limits for transient use rentals. Properties rented for less…

South San Francisco Municipal Code Section 20.350.037 caps short-term vacation rental occupancy by stay type. Hosted…

Sutter County has no short-term-rental-specific occupancy cap. Because no STR ordinance exists, guest numbers are…

Temecula caps STR occupancy at 2 persons per bedroom plus 2 additional, with a hard maximum often around 10-12 guests…

Short-term rentals in Thousand Oaks are subject to occupancy limits based on bedroom count. The standard guideline is…

STR occupancy is regulated under the permit conditions. Residential zones require host-occupied home-share only…

Truckee limits a licensed short-term rental to two guests per bedroom plus two more people, not counting children under…

Unincorporated Tulare County sets no STR-specific occupancy cap. The proposed ordinance that would have limited…

Tuolumne County caps Vacation Home Rental occupancy at two persons per bedroom plus two additional, with septic…

Upland caps every short-term rental at two guests per bedroom, counting the host, other residents, and paying guests…

Vacaville has not codified an STR-specific occupancy cap (such as a flat 'two persons per bedroom plus two' rule or a…

Vallejo limits the number of guests allowed in short-term rental properties. Occupancy caps are typically based on…

Ventura caps overnight occupancy at every permitted short-term vacation rental and homestay under Municipal Code §…

Section 8109-4.6.8.1 caps short-term rental overnight occupancy at two persons per bedroom for up to five bedrooms…

Vista caps overnight occupancy at short-term rentals strictly by bedroom count. Section 8.34.070.C limits the…

Unincorporated Alameda County does not set an STR-specific occupancy cap but enforces building code, fire code, and…

Fillmore may limit occupancy in short-term rentals based on the number of bedrooms and property size. Standard…

Marin County requires short-term rental owners to notify occupants of neighboring properties before obtaining or…

Napa County does not publish guest-count, bedroom, or night caps for short-term rentals because the underlying use is…

Short-term rental occupancy in Palo Alto follows state building and fire code, generally two persons per bedroom plus…

Placer County Code Article 9.42 sets maximum STR occupancy at two people per bedroom plus two additional people…

Rancho Cucamonga STR occupancy is capped based on bedrooms with a typical formula of 2 persons per bedroom plus 2…

Roseville limits the number of guests allowed in short-term rental properties. Occupancy caps are typically based on…

Santa Paula limits short-term rental occupancy based on the number of bedrooms: two guests per bedroom plus two…

Tuolumne County's short-term rental ordinance (Chapter 8.70) is a fire-and-life-safety inspection program and does not…

Yolo County Code Sec. 8-2.306(m) caps farm stays at six guest rooms or 15 guests, and Sec. 8-2.306(l) and Sec. 8-1.201…

Hanford has not adopted a short-term rental ordinance and does not impose a city-specific guest cap on STRs. Occupancy…

Ridgecrest has not adopted a dedicated short-term rental ordinance, so STRs are not subject to a city-specific guest…

Stockton has not adopted a short-term-rental-specific occupancy cap. Maximum occupancy of any STR dwelling is governed…

California requires hosting platforms to warn hosts to check their lease and insurance before listing (Business and…

Buena Park short-term rental hosts must maintain liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 covering the rental…

Bakersfield short-term rental operators must carry at least $500,000 in liability insurance naming the city as an…

Every short-term rental in Berkeley has to carry at least $1 million in liability insurance. Section 23.314.050(F) lets…

Every Chula Vista Short-Term Rental Permittee must carry at least $1,000,000 in aggregate liability insurance for the…

Unincorporated Contra Costa County does not set a minimum liability-insurance requirement for short-term rental hosts…

Escondido short-term rental hosts must sign an acknowledgment that they carry valid insurance explicitly covering…

Fremont requires every short-term rental host to carry at least $1,000,000 in liability insurance, or rely on…

Every Hawthorne short-term rental applicant must show proof of at least $1,000,000 in general liability insurance…

Huntington Beach requires every STR host or operator to carry and prove liability insurance appropriate to cover the…

Indio requires every short-term rental owner to carry general liability insurance covering the rental in an aggregate…

Inglewood requires every short-term rental host to carry at least $500,000 in liability insurance covering the rental…

Long Beach Municipal Code § 5.77.060(D) requires every STR operator to maintain proof of liability insurance covering…

Orange requires every short term rental owner to carry liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 general aggregate…

Oxnard requires every homeshare and vacation rental owner to carry a commercial general liability policy of at least…

A Pacifica short-term rental permit application is not complete without proof of insurance. Municipal Code Section…

Palm Springs vacation rental owners must carry commercial insurance covering the short-term use of their property…

Rohnert Park requires every short-term rental host to carry a liability insurance policy covering the rental use before…

Roseville requires every short-term rental permit applicant to submit proof of insurance along with a floor plan…

Every San Clemente short-term lodging unit owner must carry vacation rental property insurance covering the commercial…

San Francisco hosts must carry at least $500,000 in liability insurance for their short-term rental, or book only…

San Ramon requires every short-term rental registration to include proof that the property is insured for short-term…

Every home-share host must maintain a minimum of $500,000 in liability insurance covering home-sharing, or use a…

Solano County requires every permitted vacation house rental to be covered by commercial property insurance for the…

Ventura requires proof of insurance before it will issue a short-term rental permit and requires that coverage to…

Unincorporated Ventura County will not issue a homeshare or short-term rental permit unless the owner carries a…

Shasta County requires liability insurance for whole-house vacation rentals. Under Section 17.88.230(H)(2), before a…

The City of Bishop's STR ordinance does not require hosts to carry a specific liability-insurance policy. It does…

Santa Monica prohibits all unhosted vacation rentals entirely: the host must live in the dwelling and be physically…

Bakersfield does not impose an annual cap on the number of nights a short-term rental can operate, allowing year-round…

Buena Park sets no maximum number of bookings or nights per year for a permitted STR. Instead it limits supply: no STR…

El Dorado County caps vacation home rental permits at 900 within the unincorporated Lake Tahoe Basin under Section…

Lake Forest, in Orange County, caps a homeowner's 'limited home rental' of their own domicile to three periods of fewer…

Long Beach Municipal Code § 5.77.050(C) limits un-hosted stays in a primary residence short-term rental to a maximum of…

Within the Town of Mendocino, County Code caps licensed Vacation Home Rentals at 10 and Single Unit Rentals at 20…

Vacation rentals in unincorporated Merced County cannot operate more than 180 cumulative days in a calendar year under…

Newport Beach limits the total number of short term lodging permits citywide to 1,550. Residential districts are…

Oxnard vacation rentals are capped at 100 rental days per calendar year, with partial arrival and departure days…

Perris does NOT impose an annual night cap limiting how many nights per year a property may be rented. The only stay…

Once Placer County's short-term rental program hits its hard cap of 3,900 permits in the Eastern Placer County STR…

Redding caps hosted homestay rentals at one hundred eighty days per calendar year per property, and separately limits…

Non-primary-residence short-term rentals in Sacramento are capped at 90 aggregate rented days per permit term. City…

Santa Cruz County caps the total number of short-term rental permits by area. SCCC § 13.10.694(D)(4) limits the Live…

Santa Rosa has hard-capped Non-Hosted Short-Term Rental permits at 182 citywide, and the cap is closed: City Code…

Ventura does not cap nights per year; instead it caps the total number of short-term vacation rental permits allowed in…

When the host is not on site, Berkeley caps a short-term rental at 90 days per calendar year. Section 23.314.050(B)(2)…

Un-hosted short-term rental stays in unincorporated Butte County are capped at ninety nights per calendar year under…

A Whole-Home Short-Term Rental of a Primary Residence in Chula Vista may operate no more than 90 days per calendar year…

Contra Costa County caps how many nights a short-term rental in the unincorporated area can operate each calendar year…

Cupertino caps un-hosted short-term rental stays, where the host is not present, at sixty nights per calendar year…

Daly City caps un-hosted short-term rental stays (host off-site) at 100 days per year. Hosted stays, where the host…

Hawthorne limits a vacation rental, a short-term rental that is not the owner's primary residence, to no more than…

Renting out an entire Inglewood home while the host is away is capped at 90 nights per calendar year, in blocks of 30…

A Los Angeles host may not conduct home-sharing for more than 120 days per calendar year without an Extended…

Un-Hosted Stays are capped at 90 nights per calendar year and must be booked for a minimum of 2 consecutive nights…

A non-hosted 'limited vacation rental' in unincorporated Monterey County can be rented no more than three times in any…

An unhosted short-term rental in Mountain View cannot operate more than 60 days per calendar year under City Code Sec…

In the City of Pacifica, an unhosted short-term rental, one with no host present, may operate no more than 60 nights…

Palm Springs Municipal Code Section 5.25.070(b) limits how many rental contracts a vacation rental may sign in a…

Un-hosted short-term rentals in Pasadena, where the host is off-site for the whole stay, are capped at 90 days per…

Petaluma caps non-hosted short-term vacation rentals, where the owner is not on site, at 90 nights of paid stays per…

Rancho Cucamonga caps un-hosted short-term rentals at 90 days a year per home. Section 8.34.090(K) limits an un-hosted…

Roseville caps short-term rentals at 182 days per calendar year, and only allows them on a parcel where the permittee's…

San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 5, Article 10, Division 1 (STRO Ordinance, effective May 1, 2023) sets a 20-day annual…

San Francisco caps unhosted short-term rental days indirectly: a Permanent Resident must occupy the unit at least 275…

San Jose limits incidental transient occupancy, renting rooms in an occupied home, to 180 days a year when the host is…

San Leandro Municipal Code § 4-40-130(a) limits every hosted short-term rental to 'a total of 180 calendar days per…

An unhosted short-term rental in Santa Clara, meaning no host is present in the unit during the stay, is capped at 90…

Upland limits un-hosted short-term rentals to 120 days per calendar year at the same dwelling unit under its Short-Term…

Fremont sets no cap on the number of nights a permitted short-term rental can operate each year. Section 5.100.040(d)…

Glendale only licenses home-sharing where at least one host lives on site for the guest's entire stay. Any short-term…

Even hosted home-sharing - renting a spare room while the owner lives on site - is prohibited in Jurupa Valley…

Pomona allows only hosted short-term rentals: Sec. 30-591(c) states plainly that only hosted stays are permitted and…

San Leandro only allows short-term rentals where the primary occupant stays in the home for the entire rental period…

Chula Vista requires a Permittee, Agent, or designated Local Contact Person to be reachable by phone around the clock…

Clovis short-term rental owners or a designated local contact must be reachable by phone 24/7 while the unit is rented…

El Dorado County Code Section 5.56.130(C) requires every hosted home rental to have a designated host who lives in the…

Huntington Beach bans unhosted short-term rentals citywide except in Sunset Beach (Zone 2). Everywhere else, the owner…

Murrieta's code splits short-term rentals into 'hosted' and 'non-hosted' units. A hosted unit only qualifies if the…

A Short-term Apartment Rental in San Clemente must have its owner or a trained property manager sleep on the property…

Tier Two home-share hosts in San Diego must personally occupy their primary residence at least 275 days of the year in…

In unincorporated San Diego County, a Host Home permit that rents up to two bedrooms on a nightly basis requires the…

Sunnyvale only permits hosted short-term rentals, meaning the host must physically reside on site throughout every…

Alhambra does not require the host to be physically present during a stay, but the host or a designated Local Contact…

Every occupied Anaheim short-term rental must have the owner, the owner's agent, or a designated local contact person…

Berkeley defines 'host present' as the host actually living in the host residence during the rental period, and that…

Bishop ties STRs to the owner's primary residence and requires the application to name the owner, host, and a 24-hour…

Buena Park requires the host to live on-site, and the host or an authorized agent must be reachable by phone 24 hours a…

When a Butte County parcel hosts two short-term rentals, such as a primary residence plus an approved accessory…

A 'hosted' short-term rental in unincorporated Contra Costa County requires the host to be physically present at their…

Cupertino requires every short-term rental to have a 'Local Contact,' either the host or someone the host designates…

Fremont does not require the host to live on site during a stay, but every short-term rental must have a local contact…

Hawthorne does not require the host to physically stay on site, but the host or owner must be reachable by phone around…

To count as home-sharing rather than a standard vacation rental in Hemet, the owner must actually live on site in the…

Indio does not require the owner on site, but Section 37.012(F) requires the responsible person who signs the contract…

Inglewood lets a short-term rental host rent a room for unlimited nights per year only if the host stays in the unit…

Long Beach Municipal Code § 5.77.020(G) and (V) draw the line the whole STR chapter turns on: a 'hosted stay' requires…

Manteca's home-sharing option requires the owner to live in the unit and stay on-site throughout the guest's entire…

Marin County splits short-term rentals into 'hosted' units, the primary residence of the owner or a designated host…

A hosted short-term rental in unincorporated Merced County must keep the owner or operator on site for the whole stay…

Monterey County doesn't require the owner personally on site, but every vacation rental in the unincorporated area must…

A Mountain View short-term rental only counts as 'hosted', and escapes the 60-day annual cap, if the host physically…

Newport Beach only counts a rental as 'home-sharing,' rather than a regular short term lodging, if the owner lives on…

Orange does not require the owner to live on-site, but every short term rental must have a designated property manager…

Oxnard requires a homeshare owner to be onsite between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. whenever the unit is rented, and within…

In the City of Pacifica, a hosted short-term rental operator must physically be on-site between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00…

A Palm Springs homeshare owner must either live on-site or be able to respond to complaints within 30 minutes under…

Pasadena's short-term rental ordinance splits stays into two categories based on whether the host is on-site: a 'hosted…

Perris does not require the host to be present during stays, but Section 5.38.080 requires a 24-hour emergency contact…

Petaluma's zoning ordinance splits short-term vacation rentals into two tracks: hosted, where the permittee lives on…

Redding's hosted homestay rules require the property owner to be the permit applicant and to actually occupy the home…

Riverside does not require the owner to stay on-site, but a designated local contact must be reachable and able to…

Riverside County requires short-term rental operators to be available around the clock, responding to guest conduct and…

Roseville requires every short-term rental's permittee or their designated secondary contact to be able to reach the…

STR owners in unincorporated San Bernardino County must answer complaint calls within 30 minutes and reach the property…

San Jose's incidental transient occupancy ordinance defines 'host present' as the host being on-site every night…

In the Adelaida/Willow Creek Area, San Luis Obispo County requires every residential vacation rental to name a local…

San Ramon's short-term rental ordinance draws a hard line between hosted rentals, where the owner-operator lives onsite…

A Santa Barbara County homestay requires the host - the owner or long-term tenant - to be on the property at the same…

Santa Clara defines who counts as a host for short-term rental purposes and backs that presence with round-the-clock…

A Santa Cruz County hosted rental requires the host to actually live in the home. SCCC § 13.10.694(C)(5) defines a…

A Hosted Short-Term Rental in Santa Rosa only qualifies if the owner actually lives there. City Code Section 20-48.030…

While a Solano County vacation house rental is occupied, the owner or a property manager must be reachable 24 hours a…

The City of Sonoma does not require an on-site host. Instead, Municipal Code § 19.50.110(A)(5) requires every vacation…

Whole-house vacation rentals do not require an on-site host, but Sec. 26-88-120(f)(8) requires a certified 24-hour…

Upland requires every short-term rental host, or a designated agent, to stay reachable by phone around the clock while…

Ventura requires every short-term rental owner or agent to stay close enough to respond. Municipal Code § 6.455.140(A)…

In unincorporated Ventura County, a homeshare rental requires the owner to be physically present; a short-term rental…

A 'Hosted Stay' requires the host to remain on the property throughout the guest's occupancy except during daytime or…

Rancho Cucamonga does not require a host to stay on site during every short-term rental. Municipal Code Section…

Sacramento does not force every short-term rental host to stay on-site. Instead, City Code § 5.114.300(B)(1) lets the…

Buena Park allows short-term rentals only in the host's primary residence. The owner must reside on the property…

Daly City allows short-term rentals only in the host's primary residence, where the host lives at least 265 days per…

Monterey bans short-term residential rentals in every residential district unless established before August 6, 1991…

Pasadena outlaws 'vacation rentals,' meaning any dwelling that isn't the operator's primary residence rented out for…

Every Pomona short-term rental must be occupied by a qualifying Host as defined in Sec. 30-590, and Sec. 30-591(e)…

Anaheim only recognizes 'home share' status among a narrow band of Pre-Moratorium Short-Term Rentals, and Section…

Berkeley bans short-term rentals everywhere except the host's own principal residence. Section 23.314.040(A) states it…

Yes. Bishop allows STRs only at the property owner's primary residence, and applicants must submit proof of residency…

Cupertino only allows short-term rental activity as a home occupation inside a host's primary residence. Municipal Code…

Fremont only allows short-term rentals in a host's primary dwelling unit. Accessory dwelling units, granny flats, guest…

Hawthorne's short-term rental program is built around home-sharing from a host's primary residence: Hawthorne Municipal…

Outside Sunset Beach, Huntington Beach only allows short-term rentals in owner-occupied homes: the host must live on…

Lake Forest, California, allows short-term rentals only through its narrow "Limited Home Rental" exception: renting a…

Home-sharing in Los Angeles is limited to a host's single primary residence where the host lives more than 6 months per…

Only a host's primary residence may be registered; the host must live there at least 275 days per year, must document…

Manteca will only issue a short-term rental permit for a home that is the owner's primary residence: defined as living…

Unincorporated Merced County requires every short-term rental to be the primary residence of its owner, verified by two…

Unincorporated Nevada County does NOT limit short-term rentals to primary residences. The County's FAQs confirm there…

Every short-term rental permit in the City of Pacifica requires the operator to actually live at the rental property as…

A Rancho Cucamonga short-term rental can only operate out of the host's own home. Section 8.34.090(B) requires the…

Redding limits its 'hosted homestay' permit to an owner-occupied home where the property owner both applies and lives…

Redwood City allows short-term rentals only inside a host's primary residence, defined by physical presence and one per…

Rohnert Park confines short-term rentals to a single bedroom of the host's primary dwelling and bars them from…

Roseville only issues short-term rental permits for a permittee's primary residence. Municipal Code Section 4.25.080(C)…

Sacramento bars a host from operating short-term rentals in more than one dwelling unit on the same lot unless that…

San Diego's home-share licenses, Tier One (20 days or less) and Tier Two (over 20 days), are only issued for the host's…

San Francisco law only lets a Permanent Resident short-term rent the home that is their actual Primary Residence…

Only a homeowner (or their spouse, parent, or adult child) or a qualifying tenant may host a short-term rental in…

In unincorporated Ventura County, a rental qualifies as a homeshare only if the dwelling is the primary residence of an…

Butte County's short-term rental ordinance requires the rental to be the owner's primary residence, defined as the…

Chula Vista defines a host's Primary Residence as the home where they actually live at least 275 days a year, proven…

A hosted home rental in El Dorado County is legal only if the operator's home is genuinely their primary residence…

Inglewood only issues a short-term rental permit to an owner who has lived at the property as their primary residence…

Long Beach Municipal Code § 5.77.020(K) defines a primary residence as the home where a person lives at least 275 days…

In unincorporated Monterey County, a homestay-type vacation rental must be the owner's primary residence. County Code §…

An Oxnard homeshare must be the owner's primary residence: the owner needs at least a 20% ownership interest and must…

Unincorporated Sacramento County only issues a Short-Term Rental Permit if the dwelling stays a permanent residence for…

San Jose requires hosts of Chapter 17.23 rent-stabilized dwellings to occupy the unit as their primary residence for at…

San Leandro Municipal Code § 4-40-130(b) requires that 'the dwelling unit that includes the hosted short-term rental…

In unincorporated inland Santa Barbara County, residential-zone short-term rentals must be homestays - the owner or a…

Santa Clara does not require every short-term rental to be the host's primary residence, but the Zoning Code ties…

A Santa Rosa Hosted Short-Term Rental has to sit on the parcel the owner actually lives on. City Code Section 20-48.030…

Sonoma County's hosted rental and bed-and-breakfast permit only applies to homes where a household or person keeps…

A Ventura homestay permit, unlike a whole-unit short-term vacation rental, is only available for a dwelling that is the…

Home-share rentals exceeding 30 consecutive days in Bakersfield generally fall outside the city's short-term rental…

Inglewood's vacation rental category lets a host rent a second, vacant unit near their primary residence, but only…

Oakland allows extended home-share arrangements at a primary residence beyond the standard short-term rental cap when…

Orange County does not impose a separate extended home-share category for partial-unit rentals exceeding hosted-only…

Petaluma requires a Short-Term Vacation Rental Permit from the Planning Director before any home is rented for a stay…

Stockton imposes no cap on the number of nights a host may rent rooms in their dwelling. After 30 consecutive days of…

Anaheim does not permit extended whole-home stays as a workaround to the short-term rental ban; rentals shorter than…

Berkeley permits unlimited extended home-share nights when the host stays onsite and rents only a portion of the…

Escondido lets a short-term rental host lease part of a home short-term while renting the remaining area of the same…

Fresno generally treats stays of 30 days or more as long-term tenancies rather than short-term rentals. Hosts shifting…

Hawthorne lets a resident rent a room or unit in their own primary residence as "home-sharing" under a city short-term…

Hemet treats home-sharing, renting a room while the owner stays on site, as a form of short-term rental, requiring the…

Lakewood's zoning code allows a resident to rent out rooms in a single-family home only as a long-term home-share: no…

Stays of 31 or more consecutive nights fall outside Long Beach STR rules and statewide TOT, operating instead as…

Los Angeles offers an Extended Home-Share permit under LAMC §12.22 A.32(d) that lifts the standard 120-night annual…

Monterey County lets an owner-occupied 'homestay' operate on an ongoing basis, unlike a limited vacation rental capped…

Mountain View lets a resident host rent part of their home for an unlimited number of days per year, so long as the…

Oceanside defines a hosted short-term rental as a unit where the owner lives on-site as their principal residence and…

Oxnard homeshares can run every day of the year. City Code Sec. 16-667.1 caps only vacation rental units at 100 rented…

Palm Springs authorizes homesharing, renting a room while the owner remains on the property, under Section 5.25.078(a)…

Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 5.55 does not establish an 'extended home share' category. Any rental of 30…

Riverside County Ordinance 927 defines short-term rentals as stays of fewer than thirty consecutive days. Bookings of…

Bookings of thirty-one consecutive days or longer fall outside the SBC short-term rental program and are treated as…

Home-sharing more than 20 days a year in San Diego requires a Tier Two License, which must still be in the host's…

Unlike Los Angeles, San Jose does not offer an Extended Home-Share permit allowing more than 180 hosted nights per…

When a Santa Clara host lives on site during the stay, the City places no annual cap on how many days the unit can…

Solano County treats an owner-occupied short-term rental of a single guest room, called a "hosted rental," as a…

Renting out a single bedroom while you live in the home is a 'hosted rental' under Sonoma County's zoning code: capped…

Upland caps un-hosted short-term rentals, where the host is off-site during the guest's stay, at 120 days per calendar…

Stays longer than 30 consecutive days fall outside Sacramento's STR ordinance and into landlord-tenant law, including…

San Luis Obispo County's Homestay ordinance, which caps home-based room rentals at two guest bedrooms, only reaches…

Indio's short-term rental law only covers stays of 30 consecutive days or fewer; rentals of 31 days or more sit outside…

San Francisco's Short-Term Rental law only covers stays booked for under 30 days; a 30-day-or-longer booking is an…

San Ramon places no calendar limit on hosted short-term rentals under Municipal Code section D4-27.D.12: a homeowner…

Anaheim revokes short-term rental permits on a strike system: Section 4.05.140.030 lets the Planning Director suspend…

Chula Vista can suspend or revoke a short-term rental permit after three major violations in 12 months at the same…

Elk Grove runs a three-strike system for short-term rental licenses: a first violation within a year draws a fine or…

Irvine bans short-term rentals outright in every residential zone under Zoning Ordinance Sec. 3-25-3, so any stay under…

Livermore runs its short-term rental enforcement on a warning-suspend-revoke ladder: a first violation draws a warning…

Riverside County permanently revokes a short-term rental certificate after three verified violations in 12 months or…

San Leandro runs a one-strike system for hosted short-term rentals: once the Finance Director revokes a permit under…

Two violations of a Ventura short-term rental permit's conditions in any 12-month period can suspend the permit for up…

Alhambra pulls a short-term rental permit automatically after three violations against the same property within any…

Bakersfield's short-term rental chapter uses a strike system: two citations in a permit's 12-month term make it…

A Berkeley short-term rental host loses the right to operate for a full year after a third violation affidavit is…

Three verifiable citations, violations, or hearing-officer determinations against a Butte County short-term rental…

Three or more administrative citations, verified code violations, or hearing officer determinations against a Carlsbad…

Unincorporated Contra Costa County escalates fines every time a short-term rental host repeats a Chapter 88-32…

A short-term rental owner, agent, or renter tied to a loud or unruly event faces an escalating administrative fine for…

El Dorado County Code Section 5.56.140 escalates penalties for short-term rental violations: fines climb from up to…

Escondido revokes a short-term rental permit after three documented lower-level violations within one year under the…

Fresno's short-term rental ordinance runs on a strike system: FMC § 7-1249(g) requires a written warning for a permit…

A Hawthorne property loses its shot at a short-term rental permit if it's under an active compliance order, has racked…

Hemet suspends a short-term rental permit for six months after two violations in 12 months, and revokes it after three…

Three fines against a Huntington Beach STR host within any 12-month period trigger mandatory permit revocation…

Indio can revoke a short-term rental permit after a third violation involving permitting or noise, and a single serious…

A property whose Inglewood short-term rental permit was revoked in the previous twelve months cannot get a new permit…

Three citations against a Long Beach short-term rental within an 18-month period puts the registration on the line: the…

Two citations suspend a Los Angeles home-sharing registration for 30 days; three citations sustained within a…

Manteca suspends a short-term lodging permit for six months after two rule violations in twelve months, and can revoke…

Marin County will not renew a short-term rental license once code enforcement has verified more than three substantial…

Monterey has banned new short-term residential rentals in every residential district since August 6, 1991; only rentals…

A Mountain View short-term rental property gets locked out of registration for 12 months after an active citation…

Newport Beach suspends a short term lodging permit for six months after two violations of any permit condition, Code…

Orange revokes a short term rental permit after three major offenses within any 12-month period, following a tiered…

Two strikes and a short-term rental in unincorporated Orange County goes dark for up to a year. Section 7-9-93(e)(3)…

Three verified, valid complaints against an Oxnard homeshare or vacation rental within any 12-month span are grounds…

In the City of Pacifica, a short-term rental permit is revoked once the site accrues two violations of Article 49…

A third Chapter 5.25 violation within any 12-month period forces the Palm Springs city manager to suspend a vacation…

Pasadena tracks violations against short-term rental properties, not just hosts. Rack up three violations at the same…

Perris can suspend or revoke a short-term rental license for any single failure to comply, unauthorized ownership…

Petaluma treats three or more verified violations of its short-term rental section as grounds to deny permit renewal…

A Placer County short-term rental permit can be revoked once its owner racks up three citations within any 24-month…

Three violations against a Pomona STR operator within 12 months trigger revocation, suspension, or added conditions on…

Rancho Cucamonga gives short-term rental hosts a three-strikes cushion before pulling their permit. Section 8.34.060…

A Redwood City short-term rental host whose registration is denied or revoked for fraud, false statements, or any code…

A Roseville short-term rental permit that was ever revoked or suspended is itself a permanent ground for denying a…

A Sacramento short-term rental permit that was denied or revoked can lock the property out of the program for two…

A Sacramento County STR license can be denied if the applicant had a license revoked or suspended in the past 12…

A San Bernardino County short-term rental permit can be revoked outright once it has been suspended twice within a…

San Clemente can revoke a short-term lodging unit's operating license after three conclusively established code…

A San Diego short-term rental license can be revoked if a hearing officer finds a third violation of the property's…

A second short-term rental violation by the same owner triggers double the fine of a first offense, plus a one-year…

San Luis Obispo County runs a three-strikes rule for vacation rentals in the Adelaida/Willow Creek Area. Sec…

San Ramon can revoke a short-term rental registration for violating its standards or creating a public nuisance, and…

A Santa Clara property loses its shot at short-term rental registration for a full year after trouble: Section…

Santa Cruz County tracks short-term rental compliance on a strike system: more than two significant violations on one…

Santa Rosa treats three verified code violations in twelve months as a Short-Term Rental death sentence. City Code…

Three or more verified violations of any local, state, or federal law tied to a short-term rental in unincorporated…

Upland runs a strike system for short-term rental hosts: the Development Services Director can revoke a host's…

A short-term rental permit in unincorporated Ventura County lasts one year and can be revoked outright for any…

Vista fines repeat short-term rental violations on a rising scale under Municipal Code Chapter 8.34: up to $500 for a…

Cupertino bars a short-term rental from registering, and revokes an active registration, once two Municipal Code…

Hosts face fines up to $2,000 per day per violation or twice the nightly rate (whichever is greater) for enumerated…

Monterey County escalates civil penalties for repeat vacation rental violations under Chapter 7.120. A first violation…

Nevada County has no three-strikes STR permit system, but TOT enforcement escalates sharply: 10% penalty for late…

San Mateo County treats short-term rental violations as strikes: once a permitted unit racks up more than two…

Repeat vacation rental violations in unincorporated Sonoma County trigger an escalating enforcement ladder, from a…

Corona bars hosting platforms like Airbnb or Vrbo from completing bookings or collecting any compensation for…

Irvine bars hosting platforms, not just hosts, from short-term rental transactions. Zoning Ordinance § 3-25-7(A)…

Westminster Code § 9.74.030 bars hosting platforms from completing a booking transaction for a residential property…

Booking platforms that list Anaheim short-term rentals share legal exposure with the host. Section 4.05.120 bars a…

Booking platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo must pull unpermitted Chula Vista listings within 10 days of city notice…

Cupertino requires short-term rental hosting platforms to collect and remit transient occupancy tax, prompt hosts to…

Fullerton's short-term rental ordinance holds hosting platforms directly liable: a platform that violates its…

Hemet presumes an internet-only hosting platform is complying with short-term rental law if it follows tax, disclosure…

Huntington Beach bars hosting platforms like Airbnb from completing any booking for a listing without a valid City STR…

Long Beach makes hosting platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo directly liable for what they publish: they must block bookings…

Airbnb, VRBO and every other home-sharing platform operating in Los Angeles must block bookings for listings without a…

In unincorporated LA County, hosting platforms must block Short-Term Rental bookings unless the host holds a valid…

Manteca requires Airbnb, Vrbo and other hosting platforms to block bookings for unregistered listings, refuse ancillary…

Booking platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo must police Monterey County vacation rental listings or face fines. County Code…

Newport Beach can direct hosting platforms like Airbnb to collect and remit transient occupancy tax, and platforms must…

Any platform that lists Orange short-term rentals, such as Airbnb or Vrbo, must require every host to display a City…

Rancho Cucamonga makes hosting platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo legally responsible for tax collection and listing…

Riverside County requires every short term rental to hold a county certificate before a hosting platform lists it, and…

Airbnb, Vrbo and similar hosting platforms operating in San Diego must verify a host's STRO license before processing…

San Francisco holds Hosting Platforms like Airbnb legally responsible for confirming a listing's Registry status, and a…

Santa Clarita's public nuisance ordinance names hosting platforms right alongside property owners. Municipal Code…

Santa Cruz County makes booking platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo directly accountable for illegal short-term rental…

Alameda makes hosting platforms like Airbnb legally responsible for collecting and remitting the City's 14 percent…

Under Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 17.74.060(E), any hosting platform that processes short-term rental bookings…

Berkeley lets a hosting platform like Airbnb stand in for the host on money obligations: it can pay the host's…

Hosting platforms may remit Buena Park's Transient Occupancy Tax on a host's behalf, but the host alone carries the…

When a broker like Airbnb or Vrbo collects the rent for a Carlsbad short-term vacation rental, Municipal Code Section…

Fremont's short-term rental ordinance holds hosts and owners personally responsible for compliance, but allows a…

Indio requires hosting platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo to collect transient occupancy tax, disclose listings to the…

Inglewood makes short-term rental hosting platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo legally responsible for collecting and…

JVMC 4.15.025 requires hosting platforms like Airbnb and VRBO to disclose every Jurupa Valley listing to the city and…

Since May 1, 2017, Airbnb has collected and remitted Nevada County's 10% TOT on all Airbnb bookings, with no host…

In the City of Pacifica, advertising platforms listing short-term rentals must disclose listing details to the City and…

A hosting platform can be held directly liable in Pomona: Sec. 30-592(f) orders any person, hosting platform, or STR…

A hosting platform that signs a voluntary collection agreement with Redwood City takes on 'the same duties and…

Booking platforms that collect payment for a Riverside short-term rental carry primary responsibility for collecting…

Sacramento's short-term rental code reaches booking platforms directly. City Code § 5.114.400 bars a hosting platform…

Airbnb, Vrbo and similar hosting platforms must collect and remit transient occupancy tax, disclose listing data to the…

Short-term rental operators in San Ramon owe Transient Occupancy Tax on every booking, but Municipal Code section…

Sonoma County vacation rental licensees must disclose if a booking platform is registered as an online host and remain…

Hosting platforms listing Sunnyvale short-term rentals must disclose tax and chapter requirements to hosts, notify…

In unincorporated Tehama County, California, a hosting platform that collects payment for a short-term rental must…

Upland's Short-Term Rental ordinance makes hosting platforms like Airbnb or Vrbo act as the host's tax agent: they must…

When Airbnb, Vrbo, or another booking platform collects a guest's rent in Vacaville, Vacaville Municipal Code Section…

Before a guest ever checks in, the owner or the hosting platform handling the booking must collect that guest's name…

Vista's short-term rental ordinance puts tax collection squarely on the hosting platform, not just the owner. Under…

Hawthorne requires hosting platforms like Airbnb to disclose each Hawthorne listing, the responsible person, the…

Monterey City Code § 22-19.5 makes it unlawful for a 'responsible party' to advertise a short-term residential rental…

Transient Occupancy Tax on a Santa Clara short-term rental is the host's responsibility to collect and remit, not the…