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Can you BnB it in Elk Grove?
AllowedElk Grove has licensed short-term rentals since 2020: you need a city short-term rental license for each address, stays must be at least two nights and no more than thirty days, and renting individual rooms to separate guests is prohibited. The license is nontransferable, so a buyer must apply separately.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L14.38.020 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1EGMC Ch. 4.38 Short-Term Rentals (Ord. 13-2020 Sec. 2, effective August 21, 2020); definition at EGMC 23.26.050(S)(2) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsNo numeric cap on the number of licenses was found in Chapter 4.38. A separate license is required for each separate address (4.38.020). Renting individual rooms to separate guests at a single short-term rental property is prohibited (4.38.080). No primary residence requirement and no annual night cap appear in the chapter.L1EGMC Ch. 4.38 Short-Term Rentals (Ord. 13-2020 Sec. 2, effective August 21, 2020); definition at EGMC 23.26.050(S)(2) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsEGMC 4.38.070 is titled License nontransferable and states that a short-term rental license is nontransferable, and that new owners must apply separately. The chapter gives no exception for family members, heirs, trusts, or entity or LLC membership changes, and no transfer application window or grace period. Applications must be submitted in each owner's name (4.38.030), and licenses expire three years after issuance (4.38.040).L14.38.070 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
4.38.020“It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a short-term rental within the City without a valid short-term rental license for each separate address.” source
4.38.070“A short-term rental license is nontransferable.” source
4.38.080“Rental stays shall be a minimum of two (2) nights, but not more than thirty (30) days” source
23.26.050(S)(2)“any residential structure, or portion of any structure, not otherwise qualifying as a bed and breakfast inn, which is rented for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes to transients for stays of not less than two (2) consecutive nights, and no more of than thirty (30) days in exchange for consideration.” source
Citation: EGMC Ch. 4.38 Short-Term Rentals (Ord. 13-2020 Sec. 2, effective August 21, 2020); definition at EGMC 23.26.050(S)(2)
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