Irvine prohibits short‑term rentals in all residential zones. The city defines a short‑term rental as renting a dwelling for fewer than 31 consecutive days and states that no responsible party shall operate or allow such a rental in any residential districthttps://cityofirvine.org/code-enforcement/short-term-rentals#:~:text=WHAT%20IS%20A%20SHORT. Advertising a short‑term rental is also illegal, and violators may be cited, fined daily or charged with a misdemeanorhttps://cityofirvine.org/code-enforcement/short-term-rentals#:~:text=If%20you%20believe%20a%20short,link%20is%20external. The city partners with rental compliance services to identify violations and encourages residents to report illegal rentals. Although STRs are banned, the city collects an 8 % transient occupancy tax plus a 2 % hotel improvement district assessment from hotels for stays of less than 30 dayshttps://cityofirvine.org/administrative-services-department/transient-occupancy-tax#:~:text=basis,any%2030%20consecutive%C2%A0calendar%20days%C2%A0or%20less. Source: https://www.cityofirvine.org/code-enforcement/short-term-rentals