Short-Term Rentals in Madera County, CA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Madera County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Madera County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Short-Term Rental Permits
Before renting to guests, short-term rental operators in unincorporated Madera County must register the lodging with the county tax administrator and post a registration certificate on the premises.
Madera County STR Registration Rules
Significant RestrictionsMadera County Code § 3.20.060
Within thirty days after the effective date of the ordinance codified herein, or within thirty days after commencing business, whichever is later, each operator of any lodging to transients shall register said lodging with the tax administrator... The operator shall obtain from the tax administrator a registration certificate to be at all times posted in a conspicuous place on the premises.
Taxes & Fees
Short-term rental hosts in unincorporated Madera County owe a 9% transient occupancy tax on rent charged to guests staying 30 days or less, collected at time of payment and remitted quarterly to the county tax administrator.
Madera County STR Occupancy Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsMadera County Code § 3.20.030
For the privilege of occupancy in any lodging, each transient is subject to and shall pay a transient occupancy tax in the amount of nine percent of the rent charged by the operator. The tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the tax administrator which is extinguished only by payment to the operator or the tax administrator. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator of the lodgi...
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