Riverside County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in Moreno Valley?
No STR ordinanceMoreno Valley has no short-term rental permit program and no ban in its municipal code; the zoning definitions and chapter list do not mention short-term or vacation rentals. Stays of 30 days or less owe the 13% transient occupancy tax and anyone renting property as a business needs a city business license.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L15.02.020(A) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1MVMC Chapter 3.24 (Ord. 3 Section 1, 1984; Ord. 918 Section 6, 2016); Chapter 9.15 hotel definition (Ord. 359, 1992; Ord. 475 Section 1.4, 1995; Ord. 694 Section 1.1, 2005); 9.02.020 (last Ord. 1013, 6/25/2024); 5.02.020 (Ord. 504 Section 2.1, 1996); 5.02.085(C) (Ord. 881 Section 1, 2014) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1MVMC Chapter 3.24 (Ord. 3 Section 1, 1984; Ord. 918 Section 6, 2016); Chapter 9.15 hotel definition (Ord. 359, 1992; Ord. 475 Section 1.4, 1995; Ord. 694 Section 1.1, 2005); 9.02.020 (last Ord. 1013, 6/25/2024); 5.02.020 (Ord. 504 Section 2.1, 1996); 5.02.085(C) (Ord. 881 Section 1, 2014) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer because no STR permit exists. A buyer who keeps renting needs their own city business license (5.02.020(A); rental of real estate is a defined business under 5.02.010) and registers as a TOT operator under Chapter 3.24 in their own name.L1MVMC Chapter 3.24 (Ord. 3 Section 1, 1984; Ord. 918 Section 6, 2016); Chapter 9.15 hotel definition (Ord. 359, 1992; Ord. 475 Section 1.4, 1995; Ord. 694 Section 1.1, 2005); 9.02.020 (last Ord. 1013, 6/25/2024); 5.02.020 (Ord. 504 Section 2.1, 1996); 5.02.085(C) (Ord. 881 Section 1, 2014) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
3.24.020“any person who exercises occupancy [...] for a period of 30 consecutive calendar days or less” source
3.24.030“each transient is subject to, and shall pay a tax in the amount of 13% of the rent” source
3.24.020“[...] any private dwelling house or other individually owned single-family dwelling house unit rented only occasionally (infrequently) and incidentally to the normal occupancy by the owner or his family” source
5.02.020(A)“It is unlawful for any person, whether as principal or agent, either for him or herself or for any other person, or as an officer of any corporation to conduct any business within the city without first having procured a license from the city to do so” source
Citation: MVMC Chapter 3.24 (Ord. 3 Section 1, 1984; Ord. 918 Section 6, 2016); Chapter 9.15 hotel definition (Ord. 359, 1992; Ord. 475 Section 1.4, 1995; Ord. 694 Section 1.1, 2005); 9.02.020 (last Ord. 1013, 6/25/2024); 5.02.020 (Ord. 504 Section 2.1, 1996); 5.02.085(C) (Ord. 881 Section 1, 2014)
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