Sacramento distinguishes hosted short-term rentals (host on-site) from unhosted whole-home rentals, with stricter night caps and different permitting tiers applied to unhosted operations under Title 5 Chapter 5.114.
Title 5 Chapter 5.114 of the Sacramento City Code splits short-term rentals into two operating categories. Hosted rentals, where the permittee occupies the dwelling during the guest's stay, may operate year-round subject to noise, parking, and occupancy limits. Unhosted rentals, where the host is absent, are restricted to 90 nights per calendar year unless the operator obtains a conditional use permit. The host-presence distinction drives the permit fee tier, insurance disclosure, and TOT registration pathway through the City's online portal.
Operating an unhosted rental beyond 90 nights without a conditional use permit, or misrepresenting host presence on permit applications, can trigger permit revocation, citations, and platform delisting.
Sacramento, CA
Sacramento limits non-hosted short-term rentals to 90 rental nights per calendar year; hosted (owner-occupied) STRs have no annual cap.
Sacramento, CA
Sacramento City Code §5.114 requires all STRs to obtain a Short-Term Rental Zoning Permit plus a Business Operations Tax certificate. Application fee is $452...
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