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RestrictedLivermore requires a short-term rental permit and a city business license before a home may be rented for 30 days or less, and a host may hold only one permit in the city. The permit is nontransferable, so when a home is sold the new owner must obtain their own permit before renting.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L15.90.030(A) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Livermore Municipal Code Chapter 5.90 Short-Term Rentals, sections 5.90.010 to 5.90.140 (Ord. 2120 s 2 (Exh. B), 2020; amended Ord. 2152 s 3, 2023) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Livermore Municipal Code Chapter 5.90 Short-Term Rentals, sections 5.90.010 to 5.90.140 (Ord. 2120 s 2 (Exh. B), 2020; amended Ord. 2152 s 3, 2023) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsNo citywide numeric cap on permits and no annual day limit appear in Chapter 5.90. The limits are per host: one short-term rental permit per host at any one time in the city (5.90.050(D)) and one renter at a time per dwelling (5.90.050(E)).L15.90.050(D) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsSection 5.90.100 states that a short-term rental permit is nontransferable, that a host who changes location must obtain a new permit, and that if a residential dwelling unit is sold or ownership is transferred to a new host, the new host must obtain a permit before conducting short-term rentals. No exception for family, heirs, trusts or entities appears, and no transfer application window or grace period is given. Permits also expire on December 31 of the year issued.L15.90.100 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
5.90.030(A)“No person shall operate a short-term rental without first obtaining a short-term rental permit and a valid City of Livermore business license.” source
5.90.100“A short-term rental permit is nontransferable. If a host changes location, that host must obtain a new permit prior to operating a short-term rental at the new location. If a residential dwelling unit is sold, or ownership transferred to a new host, the new host must obtain a permit prior to conducting short-term rentals at that location.” source
5.90.050(D)“Hosts shall be limited to one short-term rental permit at any one time in the City.” source
5.90.020(H)“Short-term rental means the use of a residential dwelling, or portion thereof, for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes for 30 consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days, by a single renter.” source
Citation: Livermore Municipal Code Chapter 5.90 Short-Term Rentals, sections 5.90.010 to 5.90.140 (Ord. 2120 s 2 (Exh. B), 2020; amended Ord. 2152 s 3, 2023)
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