Yuba City does not maintain a short-term rental registry, but every operator of lodging rented for 30 days or less must obtain a Transient Occupancy Registration Certificate under Title 3, Chapter 6, Article 4 before accepting guests.
Yuba City Municipal Code Title 3, Chapter 6, Article 4 (Hotel and Motel Subscription Tax) requires every 'operator' - defined to include any person renting a 'hotel' (any structure or portion thereof occupied or intended for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes) - to register with the city Finance Department within 30 days after commencing business and obtain a Transient Occupancy Registration Certificate. The certificate must be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises. There is no separate short-term rental registry, no annual safety inspection requirement, and no city-imposed insurance minimum specific to STRs. Operators must collect 10% TOT from guests, file monthly or quarterly returns as directed by the Finance Department, and remit collected tax to the city. ADUs and JADUs are separately barred from rentals under 30 days by the city's ADU ordinance (Ord. No. 006-22, March 15, 2022) implementing Gov. Code §65852.2, so those units cannot be registered for STR use.
Failure to register for TOT or to display the registration certificate is a misdemeanor under Title 3, Chapter 6, Article 4. Unremitted TOT incurs a 10% delinquency penalty, an additional 10% if fraudulent, and 0.5%/month interest. The city may revoke the certificate and assess the tax based on estimated receipts if records are not maintained.
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