Short-term rentals in Perris: the local rules

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Allowed	Yes. Applies: Homes and listed housing types in zones that allow residential use, or where the use is legally nonconforming. § 19.88.010 · code text Short-term rentals, as defined by Chapter 5.38 of Title 5 of the Perris Municipal Code, shall be permitted in all dwellings; apartment houses; boardinghouses, roominghouses, and lodging houses; multiple- or multi-family dwellings; mobile homes; one-family dwellings; and single-room occupancies
Minimum stay	At least 1 night. § 5.38.080 · code text The owner shall require all guests to agree to a minimum stay of one night.
Permit or registration	A short-term rental business license is required. § 5.38.050 · code text The owner shall submit an application for a short-term rental business license to the director. A transient occupancy tax registration certificate from the city is required. § 5.38.050 · code text Evidence of a valid transient occupancy tax registration certificate issued by the city for the short-term rental pursuant to Chapter 3.24 of Title 3 of this Municipal Code.

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Perris short-term rentals need a short-term rental business license and a city transient occupancy tax registration certificate.

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