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Administrative board upholds two‑year suspension for Palm Springs vacation rental after audit finds 76 guest days
Summary
The Administrative Appeals Board on June 17 upheld staff citations and a two‑year suspension for the vacation rental at 3030 East Vincent Road after staff’s audit concluded the property had 76 guest days in 2025, exceeding the city’s 36‑day limit and showing missing contract summaries and unsigned guest forms.
The Palm Springs Administrative Appeals Board on June 17 upheld city citations and a two‑year suspension for the vacation rental at 3030 East Vincent Road, concluding staff presented sufficient evidence that the property exceeded the city’s annual short‑term rental limits.
Patrick Clifford of the Department of Special Program Compliance told the board staff issued three administrative citations tied to this property and that the city’s ordinance limits an existing permittee to 36 rental contracts in a calendar year. Code compliance officer Dustin Wade presented the department’s audit, saying the team compared owner‑provided reservation reports, contract summaries, transient‑occupancy tax filings and hosting‑platform reviews and found “evidence of at least 76 separate stays at the property during calendar year 2025,” many without corresponding contract summaries or signed rules forms. Wade said the audit relied in part on public reviews on Airbnb and VRBO as indicators of completed stays and used a data grid tying platform information to submitted summaries.
Appellant Jonathan Damian, appearing by Zoom, said he had only received certified notice of three citations and disputed staff’s reliance on platform reviews, arguing reviews can be purchased or removed and that his record submissions differed from staff’s. He asked for additional time to provide documentation. The board questioned Damian about the role of his property manager and whether paid reviews had been purchased; Damian said his manager handled listing maintenance and estimated about $3,000 spent on purchased reviews but did not have gross‑receipt records at the hearing.
Board members emphasized that the hearing is bound by the record and evidence presented; after discussion a motion to uphold the citations and fines carried 5‑0. The board adopted the staff recommendation to uphold the administrative decision. The city will follow up with the appellant about fines and next steps.
The board’s resolution upholding the decision marks the two‑year suspension effective per the staff notice; the appellant retains administrative and judicial appeal options under the municipal code and state law.
