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U.S. STR rules · California

Short-term rental rules in California

11 permitted 81 restricted 17 banned

We've structured short-term rental ordinances for 111 cities in California — pulled from each city's own .gov page or its official municipal-code publisher. Click any city for the summary + source link. Sign in for the operational details (fees, caps, owner-occupancy rules, gotchas).

Banned / De-facto banned

Banned / De-facto banned

Banned / De-facto banned

Carmel-by-the-Sea

Banned / De-facto banned

Banned / De-facto banned

Banned / De-facto banned

El Dorado County

Banned / De-facto banned

Banned / De-facto banned

Huntington Beach

Manhattan Beach

Banned / De-facto banned

Mendocino County

Banned / De-facto banned

Point Reyes Station

Banned / De-facto banned

San Diego County

San Luis Obispo

San Mateo County

Banned / De-facto banned

South Lake Tahoe

Banned / De-facto banned

Banned / De-facto banned

Twentynine Palms

Banned / De-facto banned

Banned / De-facto banned

Banned / De-facto banned

🔒 Operational details

What sign-in unlocks across all 111 cities

Registration fees + renewal cost (per permit type)
Permit cap status + current waitlist counts
Owner-occupancy day-count requirements
Allowed vs banned zoning districts
Full tax stack (TOT + state + county layers)
City-specific gotchas + recent court rulings
Refresh-on-demand to pull the latest from the city's .gov

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