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Amended Order of the Health Officer for the County of Riverside: Clarification of Governor's Stay-at-Home Order as Related to Short Term Lodging Facilities

Amended Order... Clarification of Governor's 'Stay-at-Home' Order as Related to Short Term Lodging Facilities

Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser · Riverside County, California (County)

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Jurisdiction
Riverside County, California · Riverside-San Bernardino · California
Level
County
Authority
Cal. Health & Safety Code 101040, 101085, 120175; 17 C.C.R. 2501; Riverside County Code 533.6
Issued
2020-04-02 Apr. 2, 2020
Effective
2020-04-02
End
Through June 19, 2020 by its terms; rescinded May 9, 2020 (Ex. 009 par. 1.a: 'The April 2, 2020 Amended Order of the Health Officer Related to Short Term Lodging Facilities through June 19, 2020') (read as 2020-06-19)
In force
Apr. 2, 2020 to June 19, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • short-term rentals, vacation rentals, timeshares, hotels, motels and other short-term lodgings
  • homeowners, marketing, listing and real estate agents
Functions reached
  • 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)
Collection
Riverside-San Bernardino MET-RIV

Operative words

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 'short-term lodging facility' 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' fees and costs (Health & Safety Code 120295; County Ordinances 533 and 556)

Notes

Finds that 'the use of short-term lodging for non-COVID-19 purposes is a direct violation of the Governor's Stay-at-Home Order'; extends to hotels and motels, not only home rentals; 60-day definition overrides city ordinances.

Retrieval note

Five pages; the county file name reads 'EXTENDED_JUNE_19'.

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