County jurisdiction · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in unincorporated Modoc County?
No STR ordinanceModoc 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.L1Modoc County Code Title 18 (Zoning), Chapters 18.06 and 18.100, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 3.20 Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. 190 Secs. 2 and 3, 1965 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Modoc County Code Title 18 (Zoning), Chapters 18.06 and 18.100, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 3.20 Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. 190 Secs. 2 and 3, 1965 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Modoc County Code Title 18 (Zoning), Chapters 18.06 and 18.100, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 3.20 Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. 190 Secs. 2 and 3, 1965 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Modoc 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 3.20. This is an inference from the absence of a permit program, not a quoted rule.L1Modoc County Code Title 18 (Zoning), Chapters 18.06 and 18.100, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 3.20 Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. 190 Secs. 2 and 3, 1965 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the county's own words
3.20.020.G“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
3.20.020.A“any structure, or any portion of any structure, which is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes” source
3.20.030“four percent of the rent charged by the operator” source
Citation: Modoc County Code Title 18 (Zoning), Chapters 18.06 and 18.100, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 3.20 Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. 190 Secs. 2 and 3, 1965
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