Nomad Property Management manages vacation rentals in coastal Orange County, from the Balboa Peninsula and Corona del Mar in Newport Beach to downtown Huntington Beach. We're headquartered in Newport Beach, so this is our home market: we handle listings, pricing, guests, cleaning and upkeep, plus each home's short-term rental permit and lodging tax filing. Owners keep the home and the upside; we do the daily work.
Every beach city here writes its own rules, and several have capped the number of permits. Here's where things stand (checked October 29, 2026 on each city's official site):
Newport Beach. Stays of 30 days or less need a short-term lodging permit and a city business license. The city caps permits at 1,550 citywide (1,475 in residential districts and 75 in mixed-use areas), and in buildings with five or more units no more than 20% of the units can be short-term rentals. The city says no new permits are being issued at this time and keeps a waitlist. Guests pay the city's lodging charges on top of rent: the city's rules page lists a 10% transient occupancy tax, and the municipal code splits this into a 9% transient occupancy tax plus a 1% visitor service fee. Sources: City of Newport Beach short-term lodging rules, Municipal Code Chapter 5.95, Chapter 3.16 and Chapter 3.28.
Huntington Beach. Stays of 30 nights or fewer need a city permit, and the permit number must appear in every listing. Where and how a home can rent depends on its location and whether the host lives on site. A local contact must respond within one hour, around the clock; events are not allowed; and occupancy is capped at two guests per bedroom plus two, up to ten. The permit costs $639 for the first two years and $332 for each yearly renewal. Guests pay a 10% transient occupancy tax plus a tourism business improvement district assessment. Source: City of Huntington Beach short-term rentals.
Laguna Beach. Short-term lodging is not allowed in the city's R-1, R-2 and R-3 residential zones. It's allowed only in certain commercial and downtown districts with a city use permit, a business license and transient occupancy tax registration, under a citywide cap. Source: City of Laguna Beach short-term lodging.
Dana Point. Permits are capped (115 inside the Coastal Zone and 115 outside it), the city keeps a waitlist, and an owner can hold one permit. Source: City of Dana Point short-term rentals.
What this means for owners: in most of coastal Orange County, a home's existing permit is one of its most valuable features. Check whether the permit stays with the home if it sells before you buy, and never list a home without one.
Summer is the peak on the coast, when families and beachgoers fill the calendar and weekly stays are common. Spring break, holiday weeks and long weekends bring strong bursts of demand, while fall and winter are quieter but steady thanks to the mild weather, weekend getaways and visitors to the wider Orange County area. Good pricing matters most in the shoulder months, when the right rate decides whether a weekend books.
We run the whole rental for you, so you can own a vacation home without a second job:
We're owner-operators, not a call center. We take on a small number of homes in each market and treat each one like it's our own.
We manage 14 rentals here:
Across the 13 of these homes with Airbnb reviews, guests have left 757 reviews, with an average rating of 4.85 out of 5 (individual homes range from 4.55 to 5.0). Source: public Airbnb listing pages, checked October 29, 2026.
Our pricing depends on the home, so we share it with your free, no-obligation income projection. Tell us about your property at https://nomadequity.com/projection and you'll get the projection and our pricing for it together.
Not right now for most homes. Newport Beach caps short-term lodging permits at 1,550 citywide, and the city says no new permits are being issued at this time; there is a waitlist. Homes that already hold a valid permit can keep renting as long as the permit stays current and the home follows the city's rules. We handle permit renewals and lodging tax filing for the homes we manage. We checked the city's rules on October 29, 2026.
Yes. Stays of 30 nights or fewer need a city permit, the permit number must appear in every listing, and a local contact must respond within one hour around the clock. We handle the permit, its renewals and the lodging tax filing for the homes we manage. We checked the city's rules on October 29, 2026.
Guests pay lodging tax on top of rent. In Newport Beach that's 10% in total: a 9% transient occupancy tax plus a 1% visitor service fee. In Huntington Beach it's a 10% transient occupancy tax plus a tourism business improvement district assessment. We collect and file it with the city for the homes we manage.
Yes, whether you're with another manager now or managing the home yourself. We plan the handover with you: listings, calendars and future bookings, cleaning and maintenance, and the permit and tax accounts tied to your home. Guests who have already booked should still get the stay they paid for.
It depends on the home: location, size, amenities, the permit it holds, and how many nights you keep for yourself. We don't quote a number until we've looked at your property. Request a free, no-obligation projection at https://nomadequity.com/projection and we'll send an estimate built for your home, along with our pricing for it.
Our coastal Orange County homes today are in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach. Laguna Beach allows short-term lodging only in certain commercial and downtown districts, and Dana Point has capped permits with a waitlist, so start by checking whether your home can be rented legally. If it can, ask us about it.
Thinking about renting your Newport Beach or Huntington Beach home, or moving it to a manager who's based here? Tell us about it and we'll build a free, no-obligation projection for your property, with our pricing and what the local rules mean for it.
Request your free, no-obligation projection: nomadequity.com/projection
Nomad Property Management (Nomad Equity LLC) · 260 Newport Center Drive, Suite 100, Newport Beach, CA 92660 · (530) 539-4271
Rules and tax rates last checked October 29, 2026. Local rules change often; always confirm with the city or county before you rent.