Short-Term Rentals in Lodi, CA (2026)
2 verified short-term rentals rules for Lodi, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Short-Term Rental Permits
Lodi has no zoning permit built specifically for short-term rentals, but its transient occupancy tax chapter reaches them anyway: Municipal Code Section 3.12.010(A) defines a taxable hotel broadly enough to include any structure rented for lodging, and Section 3.12.020 requires the operator to register with the tax administrator and post a transient occupancy registration certificate within thirty days of starting business.
Lodi Short-Term Rental Registration Rule
Some RestrictionsLodi, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 3.12.010(A), Sec. 3.12.020
A."Hotel" means any structure or any portion of any structure which is occupied or intended or designed for the occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes and includes any hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, studio hotel, bachelor hotel, lodginghouse, roominghouse, apartment house, dormitory, public or private club, mobilehome or house trailer at a fixed location o...
Occupancy Limits
Lodi has no dedicated short-term rental ordinance and therefore no STR-specific guest cap. Occupancy is limited only by the underlying California Building Code and Lodi's general residential zoning standards.
No STR-specific occupancy cap; building-code occupancy applies
Some RestrictionsCal. Health & Safety Code § 17920.3
17920.3. Any building or portion thereof, regardless of zoning designation or approved uses of the building, including any dwelling unit, guestroom or suite of rooms, or the premises on which the same is located, in which there exists any of the following listed conditions to an extent that endangers the life, limb, health, property, safety, or welfare of the occupants of the building, nearby r...
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