Short-term rental

Many declarations already ban Airbnbs. New bans are often harder to enforce against owners who bought under the old rules. California and Florida both wrote that distinction into statute — differently. Short-term rental (STR) fights are three documents stacked: the recorded declaration, a later amendment or rule, and a state statute that may freeze new restrictions as to existing owners. City zoning is a fourth stack. Winning at city hall does not beat a recorded covenant. A city STR permit does not authorize a use the CC&Rs forbid. California Civil Code section 4741, inside Davis-Stirling: an owner shall not be subject to a governing-document provision that prohibits, has the effect of prohibiting, or unreasonably restricts the rental or leasing of separate interests, ADUs, or JADUs. A CID shall not adopt or enforce a provision that restricts rental or lease of separate interests to less than 25 percent of them (a higher rental cap is allowed). The section "does not prohibit a common interest development from adopting and enforcing a provision in a governing document that prohibits transient or short-term rental of a separate property interest for a period of 30 days or less." Willful violation can mean actual damages plus a civil penalty up to $1,000.

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