Fremont, CA Short-Term Rentals: Night Caps (2026)

Fremont Municipal Code Section 5.100.040(d), titled 'No Annual Limit,' states plainly that a short-term rental is allowed for an unlimited number of days during the calendar year. That freedom is paired with the primary-residence and single-host limits in the same section: a host can run only one short-term rental in the whole city and it must be their primary dwelling unit, so the lack of a night cap does not open the door to whole-home investment rentals. The unlimited-days rule sits inside Chapter 5.100, adopted by Ordinance 01-2024 effective January 9, 2024, which otherwise closely regulates occupancy (two transients per bedroom), parking, signage, and advertising content. A permit remains required under Section 5.100.030 regardless of how many nights per year the unit is rented, and the city can still revoke or suspend a permit under Section 5.100.080 for chapter violations even where no maximum-day limit was exceeded.