Shasta County, CA Short-Term Rentals: Host Presence Rule (2026)

Shasta County's host-presence rules turn on the distinction between the two short-term rental types in Section 17.88.230. For a hosted homestay, Section 17.88.230(G)(2) imposes a Property Owner Occupancy requirement: the property owner must occupy the residence at all times when one or more bedrooms is being rented. The hosted homestay is by definition rooms rented within an owner-occupied one-family residence, so the host lives on-site during the stay. For a vacation rental, the whole one-family residence is rented and the owner need not be present on the parcel. Instead, Section 17.88.230(E)(2)(c) and (F) require a designated local contact person (who may be the owner) who is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week whenever the rental is occupied, and who can respond physically to the property within 60 minutes of a call to handle questions, noise or other concerns. That contact information must be kept current with the County, included in every rental agreement, and posted conspicuously inside the unit. So a vacation rental allows remote ownership but mandates a responsive local manager, while a hosted homestay mandates the owner's actual on-site presence.