Short Term Rentals

The City is interested in your input on how the rental of a residence, or a part of a residence, for less than 30 consecutive days is regulated.

Currently, the City has no regulations on short-term rentals to control how they are operated within the community to ensure they are compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. Because the City does not have a permitting process for short-term rentals, the City is also not currently collecting transient occupancy tax (TOT) from the short-term rental of a residence in the same way that it collects TOT on hotel stays of less than 30 days.

The development and adoption of short-term rental regulations would both create operating requirements for short-term rental properties within the City and a process to collect TOT from operators. Many other communities in San Diego County have adopted short-term rental regulations, including Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, Oceanside, Solana Beach, Chula Vista, and San Diego.

Through Engage Escondido, you’ll have the opportunity to learn more about short-term rentals and take an active role in contributing to the development of regulations responsive to our local needs.

Opportunities for Public Meeting Engagement

This item will be presented to the City of Escondido City Planning Commission on March 26, 2024. The complete agenda for the meeting can be found here.

This item is scheduled to be presented to the Escondido City Council on May 22, 2024.