No countywide rental registration program in unincorporated Sacramento County. Landlords must comply with state disclosure laws but no local registry or annual fee exists.
Unincorporated Sacramento County does not operate a rental registration or rental inspection program comparable to Sacramento City or Oakland. Landlords are required to provide state-mandated disclosures (AB 1482 notice, lead-based paint, bedbugs, flood hazard under AG 3998, Megan's Law) but no annual county rental permit or registration fee is required. Code Enforcement responds complaint-based to habitability issues under state Health and Safety Code and California Civil Code 1941.1. Short-term rentals are handled under separate permitting in the county zoning code.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
Sacramento County, CA
Unincorporated Sacramento County Zoning Code restricts RV, boat, and trailer storage in residential zones. Generally allowed in side or rear yards with scree...
Sacramento County, CA
Unincorporated Sacramento County does not generally prohibit overnight street parking in residential areas. The CVC 22651(k) 72-hour rule applies. Some comme...
Sacramento County, CA
California Civil Code 841 (Good Neighbor Fence Act) presumes equal cost-sharing for boundary fences. 30-day written notice is required before building or rep...
Sacramento County, CA
Fences 7 feet and under in unincorporated Sacramento County do not require a building permit, but a zoning clearance is required for front-yard fences over 3...
Sacramento County, CA
Sacramento County allows backyard chickens in most residential zones: up to 6 hens on lots under 10,000 sq ft, no roosters in RD zones. Coops must be set bac...
Sacramento County, CA
Sacramento County Code 9.60 prohibits feeding wild mammals including deer, raccoons, coyotes, and wild turkeys. Bird feeders are allowed if they do not attra...
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