Short-Term Rentals in San Benito County, CA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated San Benito County, California.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of San Benito County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Short-Term Rental Permits
Operators of short-term rentals in unincorporated San Benito County must register with the county Tax Administrator within 30 days of starting business and post a transient occupancy certificate on site.
San Benito County STR Registration Rules
Some RestrictionsSan Benito County Code § 5.03.055
Within 30 days after the effective date of this article, or within 30 days after commencing business, whichever shall first occur, each operator of any hotel renting an occupancy to transients shall register the hotel with the Tax Administrator and obtain from him or her a transient occupancy registration certificate, which shall at all times be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises. Th...
Taxes & Fees
Short-term rental hosts in unincorporated San Benito County must collect a 12% transient occupancy tax on all rent charged to guests staying 30 consecutive days or less.
San Benito County STR Occupancy Tax
Some RestrictionsSan Benito County Code § 5.03.052
A tax of 12% is levied and imposed on all rent paid to the operator of any hotel in the unincorporated area of the county, by any transient for renting, using, or occupying a room or rooms in those hotels, to be paid and collected as provided in this article. The tax shall constitute a debt owed by the transient and the operator to the county, which debt shall be extinguished only by payment to...
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