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

Because unincorporated Sutter County has no short-term rental ordinance, there is no annual night-cap, no maximum number of bookings, and no unhosted-rental day limit (unlike, for example, Los Angeles' 120-night cap or San Francisco's 90-day unhosted cap). County Code Section 150-010 defines a 'transient' as a person occupying lodging for 30 consecutive calendar days or less; a person is deemed a transient until 30 days expire unless the operator and occupant sign a written contract for a longer term. Stays of 31 days or more are not subject to the 10% surcharge and are treated as ordinary residential tenancies under California Civil Code Section 1940 and following. The county does not limit how frequently a dwelling can be offered for stays of 30 days or less. For accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs, California Government Code Section 65852.2(a)(6) requires a minimum rental term of 30 days, effectively excluding those units from short-term use; that is a state-law floor, not a county night-cap. Once a single occupant stays 12 months or more, statewide rent-cap protections under Civil Code Section 1947.12 (AB 1482) may apply, subject to the single-family exemption.