{"id":"MET-RIV-005","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Riverside County, California","state":"CA","metro":"RIV","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser","authority":"Cal. Health \u0026 Safety Code 101040, 101085, 120175; 17 C.C.R. 2501; Riverside County Code 533.6","instrument":"Amended Order of the Health Officer for the County of Riverside: Clarification of Governor\u0027s Stay-at-Home Order as Related to Short Term Lodging Facilities","title":"Amended Order... Clarification of Governor\u0027s \u0027Stay-at-Home\u0027 Order as Related to Short Term Lodging Facilities","dateIssued":"2020-04-02","effective":"2020-04-02","end":"Through June 19, 2020 by its terms; rescinded May 9, 2020 (Ex. 009 par. 1.a: \u0027The April 2, 2020 Amended Order of the Health Officer Related to Short Term Lodging Facilities through June 19, 2020\u0027)","startDate":"2020-04-02","endDate":"2020-06-19","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","TRAV"],"addressees":["short-term rentals, vacation rentals, timeshares, hotels, motels and other short-term lodgings","homeowners, marketing, listing and real estate agents"],"clause":"1. Short-term lodging facilities (including short-term rentals, vacation rentals, timeshares, hotels, motels, and other short-term lodgings) within the County of Riverside may remain open for the following limited purposes: a.... COVID-19 mitigation and containment measures... b.... to house essential workers... 2. No homeowner, agent of the homeowner, marketing agent, listing agent, or real estate agent shall engage in efforts to rent or lease any short-term rentals, vacation rentals, timeshares, hotels, motels, and/or other short-term lodging within the County of Riverside for any purpose other than those identified in Paragraph 1 above. 3.... a \u0027short-term lodging facility\u0027 shall be understood to refer to any facility... which provides lodging or accommodation to persons for a time period of sixty (60) days or less. This definition shall supersede any definition... in use by any city within the County of Riverside.","enforcement":"Crime punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both; civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation per day, injunctive relief, attorneys\u0027 fees and costs (Health \u0026 Safety Code 120295; County Ordinances 533 and 556)","functions":["LG lodging and occupancy (hotels and motels closed to non-COVID guests)","GS group sales","MC meetings and banquets","SH/LS listing and marketing of vacation rentals (real estate)","PM property management","CB travelers and tourists (Coachella Valley resort economy)"],"notes":"Finds that \u0027the use of short-term lodging for non-COVID-19 purposes is a direct violation of the Governor\u0027s Stay-at-Home Order\u0027; extends to hotels and motels, not only home rentals; 60-day definition overrides city ordinances.","sourceUrl":"https://www.rivcoph.org/Portals/0/Documents/CoronaVirus/April/PHOrders/Health_Officer_order_short_term_rentals_EXTENDED_JUNE_19.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200406190230/https://www.rivcoph.org/Portals/0/Documents/CoronaVirus/April/PHOrders/Health_Officer_order_short_term_rentals_EXTENDED_JUNE_19.pdf?ver=2020-04-04-112102-110\u0026timestamp=1586024480609","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1823077,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-RIV","url":"/library/MET-RIV-005","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-RIV-005","citation":"Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Amended Order of the Health Officer for the County of Riverside: Clarification of Governor\u0027s Stay-at-Home Order as Related to Short Term Lodging Facilities (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-005)","stateName":"California","related":["MET-RIV-003","MET-RIV-004","MET-RIV-059","MET-RIV-058","MET-RIV-002"]}