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Ex. MET-RIV-003 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Order of the Health Officer limiting short-term lodging to COVID-19 response (announced by news release of March 27, 2020)

Public health officer orders short-term lodging to limit business to COVID-19 response only

Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser · Riverside County, California (County)

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Jurisdiction
Riverside County, California · Riverside-San Bernardino · California
Level
County
Authority
Cal. Health & Safety Code 101040, 101085, 120175; 17 C.C.R. 2501; Riverside County Code 533.6
Issued
2020-03-27 Mar. 27, 2020
Effective
2020-03-27
End
Amended April 2, 2020 (Ex. 005); rescinded May 9, 2020 (Ex. 009) (read as 2020-04-02)
In force
Mar. 27, 2020 to Apr. 2, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • hotels
  • motels
  • short-term rental owners and agents
  • timeshares
Functions reached
  • LG lodging and occupancy
  • GS group sales
  • SH/LS real estate listing and marketing of rentals
  • CB travelers
Collection
Riverside-San Bernardino MET-RIV

Operative words

Dr. Cameron Kaiser today ordered all short-term lodging, including short-term home rentals, hotels and motels to limit their business to novel coronavirus response only.... The order further states that no owner, tenant or marketing agent may rent or lease any short-term rental, vacation rental or timeshare.

Enforcement

Health & Safety Code 120295; County Ordinances 533, 556 (per the April 2 amended order)

Notes

Applied to all cities and unincorporated areas of Riverside County; permitted lodging for the homeless, isolation and quarantine, displaced family members and essential workers.

Retrieval note

News release; the amended order of April 2, 2020 (Ex. 005) is the primary text.