San Bernardino County · checked 2026-09-16
Can you BnB it in Rialto?
No STR ordinanceRialto's municipal code contains no short-term rental ordinance: no permit or operating rules exist for renting a typical home for under 30 days, and the city's transient occupancy tax chapter sets a nine percent rate. One narrow exception: dwellings created through SB9 urban lot splits or two-unit projects may not be used as short-term rentals.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1Ch. 3.08. · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Ch. 3.08. · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Ch. 3.08. · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Transfer when the home sellsNo short-term rental permit scheme exists in the code, so there is nothing to transfer on sale.L1Ch. 3.08. · code text · checked 2026-09-16
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In the city's own words
3.08.020“'Transient' means any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access” source
3.08.030“For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of nine percent of the rent charged” source
17.51.050“No Short-term Rentals. No dwelling unit on a lot that is created by an urban lot split may be rented” source
Citation: Ch. 3.08.
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Verified from the municipal code (level 1), checked on 2026-09-16 by the CanIBnB research desk. Research is AI assisted and human reviewed; the method, the level system, and the re-check schedule are on the How we verify page. If anything here is wrong, report it and it goes in the public corrections log.