County jurisdiction · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in unincorporated Colusa County?
No STR ordinanceColusa County has no short-term rental ordinance for its unincorporated area and issues no short-term rental permit. Anyone renting for thirty consecutive days or less is an operator for the county transient occupancy tax of four percent.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1Colusa County Code Chapter 44 Zoning Code (adopted August 26, 2014), Articles 44-0 and 44-4, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 18A Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. No. 299 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Colusa County Code Chapter 44 Zoning Code (adopted August 26, 2014), Articles 44-0 and 44-4, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 18A Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. No. 299 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Colusa County Code Chapter 44 Zoning Code (adopted August 26, 2014), Articles 44-0 and 44-4, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 18A Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. No. 299 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Colusa County issues no short-term rental permit, so there is nothing to transfer on sale; a buyer registers as an operator for the transient occupancy tax under Chapter 18A. This is an inference from the absence of a permit program, not a quoted rule.L1Colusa County Code Chapter 44 Zoning Code (adopted August 26, 2014), Articles 44-0 and 44-4, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 18A Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. No. 299 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the county's own words
44-0.10“An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of commercial lodging to the general public on a short term or transient basis (on a transient basis, thirty days or less).” source
18A-2“Transient means 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, counting portions of calendar days as full days.” source
18A-3“For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of four percent of the rent charged by the operator.” source
Citation: Colusa County Code Chapter 44 Zoning Code (adopted August 26, 2014), Articles 44-0 and 44-4, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 18A Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. No. 299
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