STR FAQs – Indian Palms Country Club Association

• “Renting out property” is not being addressed in our CC&Rs, therefore there is no minimum. However, we are in the process of setting up appropriate rules for both long and short-term rentals by either establishing rules just for this purpose or creating an addendum to the CC&Rs. 
• STRs are more prevalent now that the market has shifted.
• The Board has an Enforcement & Fine Policy in place.
• The Board will not hesitate to get the HOA’s legal counsel involved and step up any action to court if necessary.
• Patrol Masters has been placed onsite more frequently to respond to STR calls by homeowners, when needed.
• The City of Indio has a hotline to call for STR issues (see the brochure on the website).
• The Board and Management go after “bad behavior” and nuisances, violation of the right to quiet enjoyment by other homeowners, and noise issues. All within the CC&Rs and enforceable.
• The owner of the home is responsible for their tenants. If fines are assessed for “bad behavior,” they will be steep and recurring for each subsequent violation. This could be thousands of dollars and the Board will not hesitate to take the owner to small claims court or send them to a collection agency to collect the fines.
• AB 3182 states that HOAs can put in place a 30-day minimum rental rule. However, anyone who purchased their home before the rule was in place are “grandfathered” from having to follow the new rule.
• There is a case in California currently that may overturn the language in AB 3182. If the decision goes against STRs, we will have more options to deal with these rentals. 
• If the Board goes ahead and implements the 30-day minimum it will have to be voted on by ballot by the homeowners – like an annual meeting ballot to vote for the Board of Directors.
• In the interim, the Board will investigate creating “Rental Rules” specific to the issues with STR’s.