Dublin, CA Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)

Dublin's Transient Occupancy Tax is set out in DMC Chapter 3.16, the "uniform transient occupancy tax ordinance of the city of Dublin." DMC Section 3.16.030 provides: "Pursuant to the authority of Section 7280 and 7281 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of eight percent (8%) of the rent charged by the operator." The code's broad definition of "hotel" includes inns, lodging houses, apartment houses, and similar structures, which captures short-term rentals, and a "transient" is anyone occupying for 30 consecutive days or less. The operator must collect the tax at the same time rent is collected, separately state it, and give the guest a receipt (DMC 3.16.050). Under DMC 3.16.070, the operator files a return and remits the full tax to the Tax Administrator on or before the last day of the month following the close of each calendar quarter; all taxes collected are held in trust for the City. Beyond TOT, an STR operator in Dublin must also pay the City's business license application fee and any fees associated with the required Conditional Use Permit application. Specific CUP and business-license fee amounts are set by the City's adopted fee schedule and should be confirmed with the Planning Division and Finance/Business License office.