Short-Term Rentals in Tehama County, CA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Tehama County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Short-Term Rental Permits
Anyone offering a residential dwelling in unincorporated Tehama County for stays under 30 days must first obtain a short-term rental permit from the county tax collector.
Tehama County STR Permit Required
Significant RestrictionsTehama County Code § 4.13.030
No person shall offer any dwelling on residential property for transient occupancy of thirty days or less as a short-term rental property unless a permit to operate a short-term rental ("short-term rental permit") is obtained pursuant to this chapter.
Taxes & Fees
Short-term rental hosts in unincorporated Tehama County owe the same 8% transient occupancy tax hotels pay under Chapter 4.12, plus a separate permit processing fee set by the Board of Supervisors.
Tehama County STR Tax & Fees
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 4.13.020
"Transient occupancy tax" means county tax imposed for any short-term rental or lodging as defined by Chapter 4.12 of this Code.
Repeat Violator Strikes
Three or more verified violations of any local, state, or federal law tied to a short-term rental in unincorporated Tehama County, California within twelve months are grounds for the county to revoke the rental permit.
Tehama County Short-Term Rental Strike Rule
Significant RestrictionsTehama County Code § 4.13.050(A)(4)
Three or more verified and valid complaints of any violation of this Code, state, or federal law, as determined by the Tehama County Tax Collector, within a twelve-month period, shall be grounds for permit revocation.B.Written notice to the permittee setting forth the basis of the intended action and giving the permittee an opportunity, within fourteen calendar days, to present responding infor...
Host Platform Liability
In unincorporated Tehama County, California, a hosting platform that collects payment for a short-term rental must collect and remit the transient occupancy tax as the operator's agent; if it doesn't collect payment, the property owner remains solely responsible.
Tehama County Short-Term Rental Hosting Platform Rule
Some RestrictionsTehama County Code § 4.13.080
For purposes of this chapter a hosting platform shall be responsible for collecting all applicable uniform transient occupancy tax required by Chapter 4.12 and remitting the same to the county. The hosting platform shall be considered an agent of the short-term rental operator for purposes of transient occupancy tax collections and remittance, as set forth in Chapter 4.12, if the hosting platfo...
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