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Short-term rentals in Brea

Brea's own rules on short-term rentals, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Brea Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Brea's code says

Brea code What Brea's code adds
Allowed
  • Limited. Only under a pilot program with a short-term rental license.
    Applies: Owners only, not tenants. Not allowed in accessory dwelling units, junior accessory dwelling units, RVs or city affordable housing units.
    § 5.32.040 · code text
    The following types of dwelling units are prohibited to be used as a short-term rental unit:
Cap on rentals
  • No more than 100 licensed short-term rentals in the city at any time.
    Applies: Pilot program: 25 in the Northwest, 50 in the Southwest, 25 in the East sector, issued by lottery in each sector.
    § 5.32.040 · code text
    The total number of licensed short-term rentals operating in the city at any given time shall not exceed one hundred (100), allocated as follows: twenty-five (25) in the Northwest sector, fifty (50) in the Southwest sector, and twenty-five (25) in the East sector.
  • No owner may hold a license for more than 1 short-term rental in the city.
    Applies: Unless the code provides otherwise.
    § 5.32.040 · code text
    No owner shall be granted a license for more than one short- term rental within the city, except as otherwise provided herein.
  • 1 license per property.
    Applies: Most properties, including multifamily rental housing with up to 49 units.
    § 5.32.040 · code text
    Up to 49 | 1
  • 2 licenses per property.
    Applies: Multifamily rental housing (apartments, condominiums or townhomes) with 50 or more units.
    § 5.32.040 · code text
    50 or more | 2
Minimum stay
  • At least 2 nights in a row.
    Applies: Minimum stay for each responsible guest.
    § 5.32.060 · code text
    The minimum overnight stay per responsible person shall be no less than two (2) consecutive nights.
Permit or registration
  • Yes. A short-term rental license and a City of Brea business license.
    § 5.32.040 · code text
    No person shall operate a short-term rental unless a license has been obtained in accordance with this chapter.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I rent out my home short-term in Brea?

Brea's code: Limited. Only under a pilot program with a short-term rental license. (Owners only, not tenants. Not allowed in accessory dwelling units, junior accessory dwelling units, RVs or city affordable housing units.) (§ 5.32.040); No more than 100 licensed short-term rentals in the city at any time. (Pilot program: 25 in the Northwest, 50 in the Southwest, 25 in the East sector, issued by lottery in each sector.) (§ 5.32.040).

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