Short-Term Rentals in Sutter County, CA (2026)

3 rules for unincorporated Sutter County, California.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Sutter County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Short-Term Rental Permits

Unincorporated Sutter County has no dedicated short-term rental permit ordinance. Anyone renting a dwelling for 30 days or less must instead register under the county's Hotel/Motel Surcharge (transient lodging tax) in County Code Chapter 150 and obtain a Hotel/Motel Registration Certificate.

Sutter County Short-Term Rental Permit Requirements

Some Restrictions

Sutter County Code Sec. 150-010

Hotel/Motel means a structure or any portion of it located within the unincorporated area of the county that is occupied or intended for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes for periods of 30 days or less and includes but is not limited to any hotel, inn, bed and breakfast inn, tourist home, motel, studio hotel, bachelor hotel, lodging house, rooming house, dormit...

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Taxes & Fees

Unincorporated Sutter County imposes a 10% transient lodging surcharge on rentals of 30 days or less under County Code Section 150-020. Operators collect it from guests and remit it to the county quarterly under Section 150-070.

Sutter County Short-Term Rental Taxes and Fees

Light Restrictions

Sutter County Code Sec. 150-040

Each operator shall collect the surcharge at the same time that the rent is collected. The amount of the rent and surcharge shall be separately stated.

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Occupancy Limits

Sutter County has no short-term-rental-specific occupancy cap. Because no STR ordinance exists, guest numbers are governed only by the California Building and Health & Safety codes and general zoning density standards, not by a dedicated county STR rule.

Sutter County Short-Term Rental Occupancy Limits

Some Restrictions

Cal. Health and Safety Code Sec. 17922(a)(1)

(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the building standards adopted and submitted by the department for approval pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5, and the other rules and regulations that are contained in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as adopted, amended, or repealed from time to time pursuant to this chapter shall be adopted b...

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