Thousand Palms is an unincorporated community in Riverside County. In 2023 the Riverside County Board of Supervisors adopted an urgency ordinance (449.254) establishing a moratorium on new short‑term rentals in Thousand Palms and neighboring B Bar H Ranch through February 28 2026 to address unpermitted large‑scale events, excessive noise, parking congestion and refusehttps://planning.rctlma.org/short-term-rental-program#:~:text=nning.rctlma.org/sites/g/files/aldnop416/files/2025-03/Attachment-78259.pdf#:~:text=ORDINANCE%20NO,Section%207%2C%20and%20California%20Government. Existing short‑term rentals with valid certificates under County Ordinance 927 may renew, but no new permits are issued during the moratoriumhttps://planning.rctlma.org/short-term-rental-program#:~:text=. Ordinance 927 also requires operators to obtain a Short‑Term Rental Certificate, designate a local contact person who can respond to complaints within 60 minutes, and adhere to occupancy and noise regulationsrclawlibrary.org/sites/g/files/aldnop531/files/2025-07/Ord_No_927DraftforPublication_1.pdf. In unincorporated Riverside County, hosts must collect and remit a 10 % Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) to the County Treasurer–Tax Collector and file quarterly returnshttps://countytreasurer.org/tax-collector/transient-occupancy-tax#:~:text=Transient%20Occupancy%20Tax%20is%20a,Tax%20Collector. See Riverside County’s STR and TOT information for details.