Does your home need updating to sell, but you don't want to do the renovation? We have cash buyers who will buy your home!
If you have or are thinking about having an AirBnB rental, you should know that there are a variety of rules and regulations surrounding them, including ones regarding taxation. Below is a brief overview of some of the various city and county rules, but it is by no means an exhaustive listing and as rules change they may not be reflected here.
If you're looking to rent an Air B&B/VRBO in Ventura County, we recommend you check out Ventura County Vacation Rentals
Table of Contents
According to the Ventura County Tax Collector's website (http://www.ventura.org/ttc):
You may be obligated to acquire a Ventura County business license and pay a Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) to the County of Ventura if you rent out a residential property for periods of 30 days or less in the areas of Ventura County that are outside any city limits. Often described as short-term vacation rentals, and often listed on websites like Airbnb.com (among several others), these rentals are subject to Ventura County's Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance (Division 11, Chapters 1-3, Sections 11111-113212). The ordinance does not apply to owners who continuously reside on the property while renting out rooms. For further information, contact the Treasurer-Tax Collector at 654-3775.
An owner of a residential dwelling located within the City of Ventura who rents their property for less than 30 days is required to:
A Nuisance Response Plan provided by the vacation rental owner(s) is posted on our website and provides a contact name and number should short-term renters impact the neighborhood with nuisance activities, such as:
Continued unacceptable behavior should be reported to the City and is subject to citation and fines.
The Nuisance Response Plan is not intended to be used for frivolous, unsubstantiated complaints. Common sense should be exercised in the case of matters that are best attended to by the Police Department or City Code Enforcement Officers.
Source: https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/1565/Short-Term-Vacation-Rentals
Update 12/4/2024:
The Ventura City Council voted last month to limit the number of short-term vacation rentals, with permit caps varying by location.
In a 6-1 vote on Nov. 19, the council approved a maximum of 100 rental permits downtown and 100 in the Pierpont area. The Ventura Harbor and Keys will have up to 35 and the area around Ventura Avenue 40. Permits in the midtown and eastside areas will total 75.
Ventura's prior rules didn't impose a limit on the number of permits.
(...)
New permits will not be issued until the California Coastal Commission certifies an amendment to the city's local coastal program, De La Hoya said. The process could take at least six months up to a year, she said.
Staff will need to return to the Planning Commission and the City Council with the amendment for confirmation. It will then be submitted to the Coastal Commission for approval.
"No additional permits will be issued once the ordinance becomes effective in January 2025 until the local coastal program amendment is certified," De La Hoya said.
As of April 2019 there is nothing in Oxnard’s ordinances that explicitly allows or prohibits short-term rentals.
City leaders said they’ve been slow to address the issue. Three years ago, the city led a community workshop on the matter and still no ordinance is in place.
In general, the council supported a lengthy list of best practices that staff members curated from other cities. They include:
As of November 2018 there is a ban on AirBnB facilities within the Ojai area. The ban applies to an area that runs from Lake Casitas to the Dennison Grade, including Meiners Oaks, Oak View and Casitas Springs. It does not apply to the city of Ojai, which is not under the Board of Supervisors’ jurisdiction, but the city has already outlawed all short-term rentals including those where the owners live. The ban affects properties where the owners do not live, prohibiting them from renting the homes for stays of fewer than 30 days. They may still rent rooms for short-term stays in their own personal residences.
Stays need to be 30 days or greater. Calabasas Municipal Code section 17.12.175 dictates that any short-term or vacation rentals of single-family homes or other properties with stays less than 30 days are banned.
We are not aware of other city specific requirements at this time. As rules can be enacted at any time and may not be reflected in this article, we recommend that you verify with your city's government what your particular restrictions are.
