Cal. Civ. Code § 36-1-24-10
Enforcement of laws that regulate, prohibit, or limit short term rentals
Operative Text
Sec. 10. A unit may enact or enforce a law or plan that regulates, prohibits, or limits short term rentals only for the following primary purposes: (1) Protection of the public's health and safety related to: (A) fire and building safety; (B) sanitation; (C) transportation; (D) traffic control; and (E) pollution control; if enforcement is performed in the same manner as enforcement that applies to similar properties that are not short term rentals. (2) Residential use and zoning related to: (A) noise; (B) protection of welfare; (C) property maintenance; and (D) nuisance issues; if enforcement is performed in the same manner as enforcement that applies to similar properties that are not short term rentals. (3) To limit or prohibit use of short term rentals for the following purposes: (A) To house sex offenders. (B) To operate a structured sober living home. (C) To manufacture, exhibit, distribute, or sell illegal drugs, liquor, pornography, or obscenity. (D) To operate an adult entertainment establishment (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-7). (4) To limit or prohibit short term rentals located within the boundaries of a conservancy district established under IC 14-33. (5) To provide the unit with an emergency contact for a short term rental.
Indiana Code § 36-1-24-10 limits the reasons for which a local government unit may regulate, restrict, or ban short-term rentals. Permissible purposes include protecting public health and safety (such as fire codes, sanitation, and traffic), enforcing residential zoning concerns like noise and nuisance, prohibiting certain harmful uses (such as housing sex offenders or operating illegal drug operations), restricting rentals within conservancy districts, and requiring an emergency contact. Critically, any health, safety, or zoning enforcement must be applied in the same manner as it is applied to comparable non-short-term-rental properties — local governments cannot single out short-term rentals for stricter treatment in those categories.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Ind. Code § 36-1-24-10, local ordinances targeting short-term rentals are only valid when they fall within the statute's enumerated purposes, so operators generally review whether any local rule they face is grounded in one of those permitted categories. Compliant short-term rental operators typically maintain up-to-date fire and building safety compliance, sanitation standards, and a readily available emergency contact as required by local units exercising authority under this section. Operators also ensure their properties are not used for any of the prohibited purposes listed in § 36-1-24-10(3), such as housing sex offenders or facilitating illegal drug activity, as those restrictions are expressly authorized statewide.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Ind. Code § 36-1-24-10 shapes what local governments can and cannot regulate about short-term rentals, which in turn affects the conditions tenants or neighbors may encounter in and around those properties. If a local ordinance purports to restrict a short-term rental in a way that does not fit the statute's permitted purposes — or enforces rules more harshly against short-term rentals than against comparable properties — that ordinance may be subject to legal challenge. Individuals who believe a local rule conflicts with § 36-1-24-10 may wish to consult a tenant-rights organization, a housing attorney, or their local government's legal or housing office to understand available options.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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