Redding, CA Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)
Key Facts
- Fee trigger
- 3+ residential rental units in Redding
- Residential fee
- $5 per rental unit per year
- Exemption
- Owners of 2 or fewer units
- Nonresidential fee
- Tiered by square footage, $20-$120+/yr
- Late penalty
- 10%/month, capped at 50%
- Governing section
- RMC § 6.04.150
Summary
Landlords who rent out more than two residential units in Redding must hold a business license and pay an annual per-unit fee under Municipal Code Section 6.04.150. Owners of two or fewer rental units are exempt, while commercial landlords pay a separate fee scaled to the square footage of leased nonresidential space.
6.04.150 - Real property. A.Every person owning and engaging in the business of offering residential real property for rent or lease in excess of two units shall pay an annual license fee of five dollars per rental unit for all units. Any person with fewer than three units is exempt from payment of the license fee.B.Every person owning and engaging in the business of offering nonresidential real property for rent or lease shall pay an annual license fee, computed as follows, excluding that portion occupied by the property owner, or by a business in which the property owner is a partner or principal stockholder: 0 — 999 square feet ..... No license fee; 1,000 — 2,000 square feet ..... $20.00 per year; 2,001 — 3,000 square feet ..... $40.00 per year; 3,001 — 4,000 square feet ..... $60.00 per year; For each additional 1,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet ..... $10.00 per year; For 10,000 square feet or more, a basic fee of $120.00 plus $5.00 per each additional 1,000 square feet over 10,000.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 48).
Full Breakdown
02. 150(A)). 150(B)). Because the rental fee is charged under the general business license chapter, the same enforcement and penalty provisions apply: the license must be renewed and can be demanded for inspection, and city staff can require records supporting the fee calculation.
Violations & Fines
A landlord who rents three or more residential units without the license owes a penalty of twenty-five percent of the fee due, subject to a two-month grace period for a newly acquired rental business (§ 6.02.180(A)). An unpaid annual fee adds a ten percent penalty for each month it stays unpaid, capped at fifty percent of the fee (§ 6.02.180(B)). Any violation of the licensing chapter is an infraction under Section 6.02.190.
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Sources & Official References
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