Imperial County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in Calexico?
No STR ordinanceCalexico has no short term rental ordinance, so the city does not license or ban the use. Stays of thirty consecutive calendar days or less are taxed at 12 percent under chapter 3.24, and the tax chapter expressly contemplates bookings made through an online short term rental company.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1Title 3 chapter 3.24 Transient Occupancy Tax, sections 3.24.020 and 3.24.030 (Ord. No. 1193, section 2, 11-6-2018). No short term rental chapter exists in Title 5 or Title 17. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Calexico issues no short term rental permit or license, so there is nothing to transfer at a sale. A buyer renting to transients would register as an operator under chapter 3.24 in the buyer's own name.L1none; chapter 3.24 (transient occupancy tax) is the only related chapter · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
3.24.020.J“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 consecutive calendar days or less” source
3.24.030“twelve percent of the rent payable by the transient” source
Citation: Title 3 chapter 3.24 Transient Occupancy Tax, sections 3.24.020 and 3.24.030 (Ord. No. 1193, section 2, 11-6-2018). No short term rental chapter exists in Title 5 or Title 17.
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