Short-term rental rules in Del Mar
ClosedA new short-term rental must be the owner's primary residence, and the permit cap is full: closed to investors.
Verified Oct 20, 2026 · confidence high · rules change, so confirm with the city before you buy.
Homes for sale on parcels in Del Mar today
13 active listings
- 13 STR closed
Homes for sale on the MLS (no land, rentals or 55+ communities), by the status of each home's parcel under these rules. Updated daily.
No home for sale here sits on a parcel where a whole-home short-term rental is allowed. A furnished mid-term rental (31+ nights) is outside the short-term rules: model one.
The rules
- Who may host
- An owner who lives there (primary residence).
- Where
- Citywide, primary residences only; about 150 older investor permits are grandfathered.
- Minimum stay
- 3 nights
- Occupancy tax (TOT)
- 13%, paid by the guest
- Cap
- Capped, full. 129 permits, full, with a waitlist. (as of Oct 20, 2026)
- When the home sells
- Ends when the home sells.
- Mid-term
- Del Mar counts 30 days or less as short-term: a mid-term stay is 31+ nights.
- Also
- A grandfathered permit ends when the home sells.
- Condos may be short-term rentals in residential and commercial zones, at most 10% of a building.
HOA
An HOA may ban rentals of 30 days or less (Civ. Code §4741). A city permit doesn't override the CC&Rs.
The parcel decides
These rules apply to parcels in Del Mar, whatever the mailing address says. Check an address to see which rules apply to one home.
Sources
Verified Oct 20, 2026 · confidence high. This is a summary, not legal advice.