Alameda County · checked 2026-09-16
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No STR ordinanceAlameda currently has no short-term rental ordinance; hosts owe the 14 percent transient occupancy tax but face no permit, cap, or residence rules. The city began drafting an STR ordinance in 2025, so rules may change soon.
Proposed, not in effect: The city is drafting its first short-term rental ordinance. The Planning Board held a public workshop February 10, 2025; staff expected to bring a draft to the Planning Board in summer 2025 and to City Council in the fall. No adoption found; the code codified through November 4, 2025 contains no STR chapter.
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The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L2AMC 3-61 (Ord. No. 1739 N.S.; Ord. No. 3256 N.S., 12-3-2019; Ord. No. 3336 N.S., 12-20-2022); AMC 30-2 definitions · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L2AMC 3-61 (Ord. No. 1739 N.S.; Ord. No. 3256 N.S., 12-3-2019; Ord. No. 3336 N.S., 12-20-2022); AMC 30-2 definitions · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L2AMC 3-61 (Ord. No. 1739 N.S.; Ord. No. 3256 N.S., 12-3-2019; Ord. No. 3336 N.S., 12-20-2022); AMC 30-2 definitions · code text · checked 2026-09-16
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer because no STR permit exists. There is nothing to transfer; a buyer operating an STR owes the 14 percent transient occupancy tax like any operator.L2AMC 3-61 (Ord. No. 1739 N.S.; Ord. No. 3256 N.S., 12-3-2019; Ord. No. 3336 N.S., 12-20-2022); AMC 30-2 definitions · code text · checked 2026-09-16
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In the city's own words
3-61.2“any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement for a period of thirty-one (31) consecutive calendar days or less” source
3-61.3“a tax in the amount of fourteen (14%) percent of the rent charged by the operator” source
30-2 (Bed and Breakfast Facility)“The maximum stay for guests shall not exceed fourteen (14) days within any thirty (30) day period.” source
Citation: AMC 3-61 (Ord. No. 1739 N.S.; Ord. No. 3256 N.S., 12-3-2019; Ord. No. 3336 N.S., 12-20-2022); AMC 30-2 definitions
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