10 rules for unincorporated Tehama County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Effective June 20, 2024, hosts and operators must obtain a Short-Term Rental (STR) Permit to operate any vacation rental in the unincorporated areas of Tehama County. Registration is handled through the County's online STR portal, and operators must also collect and remit transient occupancy tax.
Tehama County does not publish an STR-specific noise limit, but vacation-rental guests must comply with the County's general noise and nuisance rules. Excessive or disturbing noise from a rental can be enforced as a public nuisance, and California state law also restricts amplified and disturbing sound.
Unincorporated Tehama County levies an 8% Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) on lodging rented for 30 days or less, including vacation homes and houses. The tax is paid by the guest, collected by the operator, and remitted quarterly to the County.
Tehama County's published STR program does not set a dedicated off-street parking quota for vacation rentals. Parking is governed by the general off-street parking standards of the County Zoning Ordinance (Title 17) and by rural-road and driveway access requirements, not by an STR-specific space-per-bedroom rule.
Tehama County does not publish a specific guest-count or occupancy cap for short-term rentals in its online STR and TOT materials. Occupancy is governed primarily by general residential zoning under Title 17, building and fire code capacity, and the County's nuisance framework rather than a dedicated STR occupancy formula.
Tehama County's published short-term rental program does not state a specific liability-insurance minimum for vacation rentals. No verified County insurance mandate exists in the STR and TOT materials, though operators should confirm permit conditions and carry adequate coverage as a practical matter.
Tehama County does not publish an annual night cap limiting how many nights a property may be rented short-term. The County's program permits and taxes rentals of 30 days or less without a stated maximum-nights-per-year ceiling, so there is no verified annual rental-night limit.
Operators register their short-term rental through the County's online STR portal, where they obtain the STR Permit and set up transient occupancy tax reporting. Even where a platform collects tax automatically, all operators must still file quarterly TOT returns through the County platform.
Tehama County does not require a host to be present during a short-term rental stay. Its program does not mandate on-site or hosted rentals, so unhosted whole-home vacation rentals are allowed, subject to the STR Permit, TOT, and any local-contact expectations the County may attach to the permit.
Tehama County does not impose a primary-residence-only requirement on short-term rentals. The County's program requires an STR Permit and TOT for any qualifying rental, and its materials do not limit permits to owner-occupied or primary homes, so non-owner-occupied vacation rentals are allowed.
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