In April 2024 the Santa Ana City Council adopted an urgency ordinance and subsequent regular ordinance banning short‑term residential rentals to protect neighborhood character and preserve housing stock. The city’s news release states that the ordinance prohibits offering, renting or maintaining any rental for less than 30 days and cites problems such as trash, noise, parking congestion and loss of housing as reasons for the banhttps://www.santa-ana.org/short-term-rentals-ban/#:~:text=The%20ordinance%20is%20intended%20to,and%20increase%20available%20housing%20supplies. Violations are unlawful and subject to penalties, including misdemeanor charges and civil enforcementhttps://www.santa-ana.org/short-term-rentals-ban/#:~:text=The%20ordinance%20expressly%20prohibits%20the,prevailing%20party%20in%20civil%20actions. According to the OCTax data, Santa Ana’s transient occupancy tax is 11 %, but with the ban in place, no short‑term rental permits are issued. See the City of Santa Ana’s news announcement for more information.