California real estate law

Short-term rentals by city

California has no statewide rule that allows or bans Airbnb-style rentals. Each city decides in its own code. This page lists 171 cities and counties and what their code says, with a link to the section for each.

40 allow them, 64 allow them with limits, 33 do not, and 34 depend on the zone or the kind of rental. Read October 2026 from each municipal code and checked against the text. A city's answer is shown only when its checked rules agree. General information, not legal advice.

Cities that allow short-term rentals (40)

The code allows short-term rentals. The condition column says what the code attached to the answer.

City	Short-term rentals	What the code says	Code section
Agoura Hills	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 61007
Alhambra	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 5.92.040
Amador City	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 5.16.040
Calaveras County	Allowed	Lake Tulloch short term vacation rentals	§ 20.20.030
Citrus Heights	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 22-455
Clovis	Allowed	short-term rentals operated as home occupations	§ 9.58.065
Del Rey Oaks	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 5.24.030
Elk Grove	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 4.38.020
Escondido	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 16-413
Glendora	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 21.03.140
Guadalupe	Allowed	hosted short-term rentals in all residential zones	§ 18.55.030
Hemet	Allowed	properties zoned residential under chapter 90	§ 18-702
Inglewood	Allowed	all residential zones and mixed-use zones where residential use is permitted	code
La Palma	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 44-112
Lake Elsinore	Allowed	residential zones	§ 5.86.040
Livermore	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 5.90.030
Loma Linda	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 5.26.030
Los Gatos	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 14.140.020
Malibu	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 17.55.010
Morro Bay	Allowed	residential, commercial, and mixed use zoning districts; full-home rentals in residential districts are subject to density limitations	§ 17.30.220
National City	Allowed	zones and specific plans in the city that permit residential uses	§ 6.30.030
Novato	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 8-12
Paradise	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 17.30.200
Perris	Allowed	Dwellings and listed residential housing types located in a zoning district where residential uses are allowed or where the use is legally nonconforming	§ 19.88.010
Plymouth	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 19.90.030
Portola	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 17.51.020
Redding	Allowed	Vacation rental	§ 18.43.180
Reedley	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 10.50.150
Riverside County	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 5.84.080
San Juan Bautista	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 3-9-300
San Luis Obispo County	Allowed	residential vacation rentals in the Adelaida/Willow Creek Area, subject to additional requirements	§ 22.30.510
Santa Monica	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 6.20.020
Shasta County	Allowed	Any zone district which permits a one-family residence by right, and the Mixed Use (MU) District with all required permits for the one-family residence	§ 17.88.230
Shasta Lake	Allowed	Hosted homestays and vacation rentals in legally established single-family dwellings	§ 17.88.275
Tehachapi	Allowed	pre-existing short-term rentals located outside the downtown boundary, subject to stated conditions	§ 8.68.040
Tehama County	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 4.13.030
Visalia	Allowed	R-S and R-M zones citywide	§ 17.32.166
Weed	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 5.24.020
Windsor	Allowed	hosted short-term rentals	§ 17.40.230
Yucca Valley	Allowed	No condition stated	§ 5.40.040

Cities that allow them with limits (64)

The code allows short-term rentals only in some cases, for example in the owner's home, in some zones, or up to a cap.

City	Short-term rentals	What the code says	Code section
Arroyo Grande	Limited	Residential areas, subject to approval of a minor use permit; not permitted within planned unit developments (PUDs) or within 500 feet of an existing short term rental or school	§ 16.52.230
Benicia	Limited	Hosted short-term rentals	§ 17.70.450
Brea	Limited	Residential dwelling units, excluding accessory dwelling units, junior accessory dwelling units, recreational vehicles, and affordable housing units under the City's proprietorship	§ 5.32.040
Brisbane	Limited	Only hosted stays in legal single-family dwelling units; unhosted stays and accessory dwelling unit rentals are prohibited	§ 17.35.040
Buena Park	Limited	Residential short-term rentals are allowed only with a short-term rental permit; accessory dwelling units are not eligible	§ 19.348.080
Burlingame	Limited	Short-term rentals operating on or before the enactment of the ordinance codified in this chapter; existing uses must conform to this section	§ 6.56.080
Butte County	Limited	Applicable zone must allow short-term rentals; not allowed in structures not intended for residential occupancy or in agricultural worker housing	§ 24-172.1
Carlsbad	Limited	coastal zone and La Costa Resort and Spa Master Plan area, including the Balboa and Cortez buildings located at 2003 and 2005 Costa Del Mar Road	§ 5.60.030
Carpinteria	Limited	nonconforming vacation rentals located outside the vacation rental overlay district and lawfully established in the PRD planned residential zone district before the effective date of Chapter 14.47	§ 14.47.190
Claremont	Limited	homesharing rentals only; vacation rentals and limited vacation rentals are prohibited	§ 16.110.050
Cloverdale	Limited	Hosted vacation rentals in residential zoning districts	§ 18.09.265
Contra Costa County	Limited	residential dwelling units in buildings containing five or more dwelling units may not be operated as short-term rentals	§ 88-32.602
Corona	Limited	Legal nonconforming short-term residential rental units, only until expiration of the current permit	§ 5.55.030
Dana Point	Limited	Outside the City's Coastal Zone; dwellings must be in a zoning district where residential uses are allowed	§ 5.38.090
Danville	Limited	accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units	code
Desert Hot Springs	Limited	Vacation rentals are subject to the four-percent housing-parcel cap, 500-foot spacing rule, and other listed eligibility requirements	§ 5.44.055
El Segundo	Limited	residential unit that is the property owner’s primary residence within the R-1, R-2, or R-3 Zones	§ 4-16-7
Emeryville	Limited	Short-term rentals are permitted only in single-unit detached houses and only as an accessory use; rentals of other dwellings or parts of dwellings are prohibited, and rentals in accessory dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling units a	§ 9-5.2103
Gardena	Limited	home sharing rentals hosted by qualified owners or qualifying tenants	§ 5.76.040
Goleta	Limited	short-term vacation rentals must comply with Chapter 5.08	§ 17.41.240
Grass Valley	Limited	where allowed by Article 2; hosted short-term rental units and vacation rental homes	§ 17.44.205
Huntington Beach	Limited	Unhosted STRs are prohibited except in Zone 2; existing unhosted STRs in Sunset Beach may obtain a permit by March 1, 2022	§ 5.120.040
Indian Wells	Limited	very low density, low density, medium density, and medium high density residential zones, and other General Plan designated zones where a new development described in subsection (e) is located; only if Chapter 5.20 requirements are met	§ 5.20.030
Inyo County	Limited	Residential property in every zoning district, except short-term rentals permitted pursuant to this chapter	§ 18.73.020
Jackson	Limited	all short-term rentals	§ 17.58.075
La Verne	Limited	only hosted stays and un-hosted stays	§ 18.94.020
Laguna Beach	Limited	R-1, R-2, R-3 or VC zoning districts	§ 25.23.060
Los Altos Hills	Limited	Residential property on any parcel; use requires registration and a short-term rental license	§ 10-1.1203
Los Angeles	Limited	In zones wherein residential uses are permitted by right; limited to Home-Sharing in the Host’s Primary Residence and subject to the subdivision’s requirements	code
Merced County	Limited	Owner primary residence in a qualifying single-family dwelling or portion; no ADUs, additional dwelling units, uninhabitable/temporary structures, restricted dwellings or Williamson Act lands; agricultural parcels require qualifying existin	§ 18.60.270
Millbrae	Limited	Only in zoning districts where allowed as accessory uses; permitted structures are single-family homes, units in duplexes, triplexes, and multifamily dwellings, and accessory dwelling units	§ 10.05.1940
Mono County	Limited	No condition stated	§ 5.65.110
Monterey County	Limited	Unincorporated inland areas; homestays and limited vacation rentals in designated zoning districts, and commercial vacation rentals with a use permit in designated zoning districts	§ 21.64.290
Moraga	Limited	Short-term rentals must be hosted; nonhosted rentals are prohibited within the Town of Moraga	§ 8.114.020
Mountain View	Limited	Short-term rentals with a term thirty (30) days or shorter	§ 36.12.105
Napa	Limited	Residential or nonresidential zoning districts; allowed only if the city has approved a hotel use in a nonresidential zoning district, a bed and breakfast inn use permit, or a vacation rental permit	§ 17.52.515
Oakley	Limited	Vacation rentals authorized pursuant to Section 5.15.107	§ 5.15.124
Ontario	Limited	No condition stated	§ 5.03.363
Orange	Limited	zones which allow residential uses as specified in Table 17.13.030	§ 5.94.060
Orange County	Limited	single-family dwelling units within single-family residential districts or designated single-family residential areas; multifamily residential districts or designated multifamily residential areas; or previously approved residential dwellin	§ 7-9-93
Oxnard	Limited	residential zones; short-term rentals are not a by-right use and are allowed only in compliance with Article XI rules and requirements	§ 16
Pacific Grove	Limited	Home sharing in single-family dwellings in any residential or commercial zone; excluded dwelling and lodging types are not permitted	§ 23.64.370
Palm Desert	Limited	on-site short-term rentals in permitted residential zones and off-site short-term rentals in permitted residential zones; specified unit types are prohibited	§ 5.10.070
Pismo Beach	Limited	qualifying STR properties and homestays	§ 17.113.070
Placentia	Limited	Residential Agricultural (R-A), Single-Family Residential (R-1), Low-Medium Density Multiple Family (R-2), Residential Planned Community (RPC), Planned Unit Development (PUD), low density land use areas within Specific Plan 7, Medium Densit	§ 23.71.010
Placer County	Limited	Eastern Placer County Short-Term Rental Area; zone districts that allow residential use	code
Pomona	Limited	Only hosted stays are permitted; un-hosted stays are prohibited	§ 30-591
Port Hueneme	Limited	Short-term rentals shall not be operated in accessory dwelling units, affordable housing units, or mobile homes.	§ 5665
Rancho Cucamonga	Limited	Vacation rentals are prohibited; only hosted stays and un-hosted stays may be authorized	§ 8.34.020
Redwood City	Limited	principal residences; not Single Room Occupancy Facilities or Group Homes	§ 31.3
Roseville	Limited	Short-term rental of an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit	§ 4.25.100
San Bruno	Limited	Hosted units, non-hosted units, and certain accessory dwelling units; permitted where a dwelling unit is otherwise permitted or is an existing legal nonconforming use	§ 12.270.040
San Clemente	Limited	Certain visitor-serving, mixed-use, and residential neighborhoods, as provided in the use tables	§ 17.28.292
Sand City	Limited	Affordable housing units and/or workforce housing units	§ 5.20.040
Seal Beach	Limited	STR must be located within the coastal zone; total permits are capped at 1% of residential units in the coastal zone	§ 11.4.05.135
Seaside	Limited	Residential property; only when expressly licensed or covered by a transient use license issued under this section	§ 17.52.251
Siskiyou County	Limited	Unincorporated County in Res-1, Res-2, Res-3, Res-4, C-R, C-U, C-C, C-H, R-R, AG-1 or AG-2; mapped McCloud, Dunsmuir/Mount Shasta and Weed/Lake Shastina areas require at least 2.5 acres; latter two areas must have fewer than 5% of available	§ 10.6.6104
Solvang	Limited	Village Mixed-Use (VMU) District; legally constructed single-family dwellings, multi-family dwellings, and multi-family dwellings within a mixed-use project	§ 11-12-20
South San Francisco	Limited	single-unit dwellings; not accessory dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling units	§ 20.350.037
Sunnyvale	Limited	approved hosted rentals; residential uses must be permitted in the zoning district	§ 19.76.030
Upland	Limited	Only hosted stays and un-hosted stays are authorized; vacation rentals are prohibited	§ 17.23.1.020
Ventura County	Limited	Legal nonconforming short-term rentals and homeshares that meet the stated operating-history requirements	§ 8175-5.21.12
Winters	Limited	residential or nonresidential zoning districts; transient occupancy must comply with an approved vacation rental permit, or otherwise qualify as an approved hotel or bed and breakfast inn	§ 17.54.040
Woodland	Limited	Permitted locations must comply with the provisions established in each zone and this section; use is limited to single-family dwellings existing and constructed as of the application date	§ 17.84.330

Cities that do not allow them (33)

The code does not allow short-term rentals, or bans them in the cases shown. Read the condition before you rely on this.

City	Short-term rentals	What the code says	Code section
Arcadia	Not allowed	No condition stated	code
Artesia	Not allowed	within any zone in the City of Artesia	§ 9-2.4602
Avalon	Not allowed	housing units in affordable-housing projects given a density bonus under this chapter	§ 9-11.107
Buellton	Not allowed	all residential zoning districts	§ 19.02.150
Calistoga	Not allowed	No condition stated	§ 17.34.030
Canyon Lake	Not allowed	No condition stated	§ 5.25.030
Cerritos	Not allowed	all residential zones	§ 22.40.260
Diamond Bar	Not allowed	No condition stated	§ 5.08.050
Eastvale	Not allowed	No condition stated	§ 120.04.160
Fountain Valley	Not allowed	No condition stated	§ 4.95.030
Garden Grove	Not allowed	lot created through an urban lot split or containing an SB 9 two-unit residential development	§ 9.56.080
Irvine	Not allowed	any residential zoning district within the City	§ 3-25-3
Jurupa Valley	Not allowed	No condition stated	§ 9.35.070
Laguna Hills	Not allowed	all residential areas, zones, and districts of the city of Laguna Hills	§ 6-40.010
Lathrop	Not allowed	No condition stated	§ 5.10.030
Lawndale	Not allowed	R-1 Single-Family Residence Zone	§ 17.48.065
Manhattan Beach	Not allowed	residential zones, except properties located within the City's Coastal Zone	§ 4.88.020
Martinez	Not allowed	For subject dwelling units after a Certificate of Occupancy or Certificate of Health and Safety Compliance is granted	§ 15.55.090
Norco	Not allowed	all zoning districts within the City of Norco	§ 18.69.02
Oakland	Not allowed	joint live work quarters	§ 15.08.860
Rancho Palos Verdes	Not allowed	single-family residential zoning districts	§ 17.02.026
Rolling Hills Estates	Not allowed	No condition stated	§ 17.47.030
San Anselmo	Not allowed	lots created by an urban lot split	§ 10-4.308
San Leandro	Not allowed	non-hosted short-term rentals	§ 4-41-110
Santa Barbara County	Not allowed	residential zones governed by the Santa Barbara County Land Use & Development Code	§ 35.42.245
Saratoga	Not allowed	No condition stated	§ 15-42.010
Sausalito	Not allowed	No condition stated	§ 5.16.010
Stanton	Not allowed	No condition stated	§ 20.240.020
Tiburon	Not allowed	No condition stated	code
Tustin	Not allowed	No condition stated	§ 9281
Villa Park	Not allowed	residential dwellings, dwelling units, and rooms in dwellings	§ 23-3.5
Westminster	Not allowed	residential and mixed use zones, or nonresidential zones developed with residential uses	§ 9.74.020
Yorba Linda	Not allowed	all residential areas, zones and districts of the City of Yorba Linda	§ 5.50.010

Cities where it depends on the zone or the kind of rental (34)

This city's rules give different answers for different zones or kinds of rental. We show no single answer. Open the section.

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