Local requirements
Know what your city requires.
Some cities and states have specific rules for short-term rental agreements — a written agreement, a guest ID on file, and record retention for a set period. Here's what we've researched and documented so far, and how SignBreezy helps you meet it.
This isn't legal advice. Short-term rental rules change, and this table reflects what's publicly documented so far — not a guarantee that a city has no other requirements. Confirm current rules with your city, county, or an attorney before relying on this page, especially for rows marked "not established" or "confirm," which reflect gaps in what we've found, not an absence of any requirement.
Jurisdictions we've documented.
More cities are added as we confirm their requirements.
Palm Springs, CA
- Written agreement / acknowledgment
- Rental contract; city rules signed by responsible party and all adults
- ID requirement
- Responsible renter ID copy
- Written-record retention
- 4 years for contract
- ID retention
- 30 days minimum for ID copy
Cathedral City, CA
- Written agreement / acknowledgment
- City Guest Agreement Acknowledgement
- ID requirement
- Responsible guest government ID copy
- Written-record retention
- 3 years
- ID retention
- 3 years for required guest information, including ID
Indio, CA
- Written agreement / acknowledgment
- Rental contract, informational form, acknowledgment
- ID requirement
- Responsible guest government ID copy
- Written-record retention
- 3 years
- ID retention
- 3 years under general recordkeeping provision; confirm ID-specific application
Indian Wells, CA
- Written agreement / acknowledgment
- Signed acknowledgment of rules and rental contract
- ID requirement
- No specific ID-copy requirement confirmed
- Written-record retention
- 4 years for enumerated rental records
- ID retention
- Not established
La Quinta, CA
- Written agreement / acknowledgment
- Formal responsibility acknowledgment
- ID requirement
- ID verification may apply under separate lodging-registration rules
- Written-record retention
- 3 years for acknowledgment; registration records also 3 years
- ID retention
- ID-copy retention not established
Big Bear Lake, CA
- Written agreement / acknowledgment
- Rental contract and signed Good Neighbor Policy
- ID requirement
- Identity verification at check-in
- Written-record retention
- 1 year for signed Good Neighbor Policy
- ID retention
- No ID-copy retention requirement established
South Lake Tahoe, CA
- Written agreement / acknowledgment
- Signed Good Neighbor Contract
- ID requirement
- Verify responsible parties' identities and ages
- Written-record retention
- 3 years for Good Neighbor Contract
- ID retention
- No ID-copy retention requirement established
Monterey Park, CA
- Written agreement / acknowledgment
- Signed responsibility acknowledgment
- ID requirement
- Primary adult government ID copy
- Written-record retention
- Not established
- ID retention
- Not established
North Carolina
- Written agreement / acknowledgment
- Written agreement under Chapter 42A
- ID requirement
- No statewide ID-copy requirement established under Chapter 42A
- Written-record retention
- No specific Chapter 42A retention period confirmed
- ID retention
- Not established
How SignBreezy helps you meet it.
A signed agreement for every reservation
Every reservation gets a dated, signed rental agreement built from your own template, in Google Docs™ or PDF — not a generic form.
See how templates work →ID collection, or full verification
Collect a copy of a government ID with every signature at no extra cost, or add identity verification for more certainty.
See ID verification →Different records, different rules
A guest's ID is retained separately from the signed agreement, and verification data like a selfie match is deleted promptly once a check is complete — not lumped in with everything else.
See our data retention policy →Compliance you don't have to think about.
Every reservation gets a signed agreement and the ID records you choose to collect — organized and ready when you need them.
Don't see your city? Let us know and we'll look into it.