Rental Property Rules in Lake County, CA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Lake County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Rental Registration
Anyone operating an apartment house, hotel, motel or lodging house in unincorporated Lake County must first get a Certificate of Occupancy and Operating Permit from the Lake County Health Department. An apartment house is any building with three or more dwelling units, so most small rental complexes fall under this permit.
Lake County Apartment House Permit
Some RestrictionsLake County Code § 9-30
30.1 No person shall operate any apartment house, hotel, motel or lodging house in the unincorporated areas of the County of Lake, State of California, without first obtaining, from the Lake County Health Department, a Certificate of Occupancy and Operating Permit. (a) Said Certificate of Occupancy and Operating Permit shall expire on December 31st of each calendar year beginning December 31, 1...
Repairs & Habitability
Lake County's adopted International Property Maintenance Code sets a hard floor on rental heat: dwellings must maintain 68 degrees in every habitable room, and occupied indoor work spaces need the same minimum. The county measures compliance at a fixed point, three feet above the floor near the room's center.
Lake County Rental Heat and Habitability Rules
Some RestrictionsLake County Code § 5-4L (amending IPMC §§ 602.2, 602.4-602.5)
602.2 Residential occupancies. Dwellings shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of sixty eight degrees Fahrenheit (68 F) in all habitable rooms. ... 602.4 Occupiable work spaces. Indoor Occupiable work spaces shall be supplied with heat to maintain a temperature of not less than sixty eight degrees Fahrenheit (68 F) during the period the spaces are o...
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