Redding does not operate a citywide rental registration program. Most landlords need only a Redding business license under Redding Municipal Code Title 6 to lawfully operate. There is no annual rental-unit registry, no proactive code-inspection roster, and no published rent registry. Short-term rentals are separately regulated under Redding's STR ordinance.
Redding has not adopted a rental housing registration ordinance comparable to those in Sacramento, Oakland, or East Bay cities. Long-term residential landlords operate under the general California landlord-tenant framework (Civil Code §1940 et seq.) and Redding's business-license rules in Redding Municipal Code Title 6. A business-license certificate is required for any person engaged in business in the city, which includes rental of dwelling units, with rates set in the city fee schedule. The City of Redding Development Services Department, Code Enforcement Division (777 Cypress Avenue, 1st Floor) enforces the California Building Standards Code, the Property Maintenance ordinances in Redding Municipal Code Title 8, and habitability standards under Civil Code §1941.1 on a complaint basis — there is no proactive systematic inspection program for long-term rentals. Vacation rentals and short-term rentals are separately regulated by Redding's STR ordinance, which does require a city permit and Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) registration. Landlords should also confirm Shasta County Environmental Health requirements when operating outside Redding city limits.
Operating a rental without a Redding business license violates Title 6 of the Redding Municipal Code and is subject to license-back-fees, penalties and interest. Habitability and code violations are enforced through Redding Code Enforcement under Title 8, with administrative-citation penalties typically $100 first offense, $200 second, $500 subsequent under Redding's administrative-citation chapter. State-level habitability claims (Civil Code §1941.1) are pursued by tenants in Shasta County Superior Court.
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