San Benito County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in Hollister?
No STR ordinanceHollister has no short-term rental ordinance. The zoning code does not list short-term or vacation rentals as a use in any residential district, and the only related requirement found is the transient occupancy tax on stays of 30 days or less.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1Hollister Municipal Code Chapter 3.32 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs. 3.32.020 and 3.32.030 (Prior code secs. 19-23, 19-24; Ord. 1257, sec. 1(Att. 1), 2024); Chapter 17.04 Residential Zoning Districts, Sec. 17.04.020 land use table. No short-term rental chapter exists. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Hollister issues no short-term rental permit or license, so there is nothing to transfer on sale. An operator who falls within the Chapter 3.32 definition of hotel must meet that chapter's operator obligations in their own name.L1Hollister Municipal Code Chapter 3.32 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs. 3.32.020 and 3.32.030 (Prior code secs. 19-23, 19-24; Ord. 1257, sec. 1(Att. 1), 2024); Chapter 17.04 Residential Zoning Districts, Sec. 17.04.020 land use table. No short-term rental chapter exists. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
3.32.020“any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license, time share arrangement or other agreement of whatever nature, for a period of 30 consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days” source
3.32.030“each transient shall be subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of eight percent of the rent charged by the operator” source
Citation: Hollister Municipal Code Chapter 3.32 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Secs. 3.32.020 and 3.32.030 (Prior code secs. 19-23, 19-24; Ord. 1257, sec. 1(Att. 1), 2024); Chapter 17.04 Residential Zoning Districts, Sec. 17.04.020 land use table. No short-term rental chapter exists.
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