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Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L140.03.020 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Davis issues no short-term rental permit, so there is nothing that transfers with the property or dies on sale. An operator who rents for 30 days or less is a hotel operator for tax purposes under Article 15.05 and must register and remit transient occupancy tax in their own name, so a buyer would need their own registration.L1none; Article 15.05 governs transient occupancy tax registration · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words

15.05.010“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
15.05.020“Each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of 12% of the rent paid by the transient.” source
40.01.010“A facility containing guest rooms or suites, used by guests on a transient occupancy basis, less than thirty days.” source
40.03.020“Short-term rentals, vacation rentals, transient lodging, boardinghouses, rooming houses, and room rentals are not listed in any permitted or conditional use category of the R-1 district.” source

Citation: City of Davis Municipal Code, Article 15.05 Transient Occupancy Tax (Ord. 2468 Sec. 1, 2016; Code 1964 Sec. 3-7.01 and 3-7.05; Ord. 367 and later amendments); Chapter 40 Zoning, Articles 40.01 and 40.03

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