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Short-term rentals in Riverside

Riverside'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 Riverside Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Riverside's code says

Riverside code What Riverside's code adds
Allowed
  • Yes, with a short-term residential rental permit.
    Applies: Not in units with affordable housing deed restrictions or other government rules that forbid it.
    § 5.55.010 · code text
    The purpose of this chapter is to establish regulations for short-term residential rentals in order to safeguard the peace, safety and general welfare of neighborhoods within the City of Riverside
  • No.
    Applies: Units with affordable housing deed restrictions, or city, housing authority or other government conditions that forbid short-term rentals.
    § 5.55.010 · code text
    Short-term residential rentals are not permitted in dwelling units that have deed restrictions for affordable housing purposes or have other city, housing authority or other government-imposed conditions of approval or restrictions which prohibit the use of said dwelling unit as a short-term residential rental as defined herein.
Permit or registration
  • A short-term residential rental permit is required.
    § 5.55.050 · code text
    The following requirements shall be applicable to each short-term residential rental unit and shall be provided for in the short-term residential rental permit:

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Frequently asked questions

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

Riverside's code: Yes, with a short-term residential rental permit. (Not in units with affordable housing deed restrictions or other government rules that forbid it.) (§ 5.55.010); No. (Units with affordable housing deed restrictions, or city, housing authority or other government conditions that forbid short-term rentals.) (§ 5.55.010).

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