Antioch, CA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)

Unlike unincorporated Contra Costa County (which has Chapter 88-32 governing STRs) and many other Bay Area cities, the City of Antioch has not adopted a dedicated short-term rental permitting chapter as of the most recent municipal code revision. STR operators in the city of Antioch are therefore subject to three generally applicable provisions: (1) the City's rental-property business license tax under Antioch Municipal Code §§ 3-1.102 and 3-1.217, which the Finance Department states applies 'whether the property generates a profit, loss or is vacant anytime during the year' and is set at $250 per single-family dwelling unit per year and $150 per attached multi-family unit per year; (2) the City's transient occupancy tax (TOT) on hotels and similar lodging, codified under Title 3 (Finance) of the Antioch Municipal Code at the rate of 10 percent (effective September 11, 1992 per state TOT registry records); and (3) the underlying zoning code, which under § 9-5.203 defines a 'dwelling unit' as 'A room or a suite of interconnecting rooms... designed or occupied for use as a separate quarters on a permanent basis for no more than one family.' California Revenue and Taxation Code § 7280(a) is the state authorization for the TOT and confirms that cities may tax occupancy 'in a hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, or other lodging unless the occupancy is for a period of more than 30 days.' Because there is no STR-specific permit ordinance, hosts in the City of Antioch should contact the Finance Department at (925) 779-7059 to obtain or update a rental-property business license before listing, and contact the Planning Division at (925) 779-6159 to confirm that an STR use is consistent with the underlying residential zoning of their parcel before operating.