Booking platforms operating in Sacramento must verify permit numbers, collect transient occupancy tax, and remove unpermitted listings on City notice, sharing enforcement burden with hosts under Title 5 Chapter 5.114.
Sacramento requires platforms like Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com to display a valid City-issued STR permit number on every Sacramento listing. Platforms must enter a TOT collection agreement with the City Treasurer, remit the 12% transient occupancy tax on each booking, and respond to formal removal notices for non-compliant listings within a specified period. The framework parallels CA AB 38's data-sharing approach but adds local listing-removal duties. Platforms that fail to comply face civil penalties and potential operating restrictions, though state preemption limits the City's authority to mandate full pre-booking verification.
Listing properties without a permit number, failing to remit TOT, or ignoring removal notices can result in per-listing fines and joint enforcement action against the platform and host.
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