Alameda County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in Albany?
No STR ordinanceThe Albany Municipal Code has no short term rental chapter and its zoning chapter does not list short term rentals as a regulated use, so the city has no short term rental permit program in its code. Stays of thirty consecutive days or less are taxed at ten percent under the hotel and motel room tax.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1Chapter 4, Article 4-3 Hotel-Motel Room Tax, sections 4-3.2 and 4-3.3; Ord. No. 68-05, section 1; 1958 Code sections 25.22 and 25.23; Ord. No. 87-06, section 1 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. The code creates no short term rental permit or license specific to short term rentals, so there is nothing that would transfer or expire on sale. A general business license under Chapter 5 may still apply to a rental business; we have not read that chapter yet.L1Chapter 4, Article 4-3 Hotel-Motel Room Tax, sections 4-3.2 and 4-3.3; Ord. No. 68-05, section 1; 1958 Code sections 25.22 and 25.23; Ord. No. 87-06, section 1 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
4-3.2“Shall mean 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 (30) consecutive calendar days or less” source
4-3.3“Each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the rent charged by the operator.” source
Citation: Chapter 4, Article 4-3 Hotel-Motel Room Tax, sections 4-3.2 and 4-3.3; Ord. No. 68-05, section 1; 1958 Code sections 25.22 and 25.23; Ord. No. 87-06, section 1
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