County jurisdiction · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in unincorporated Mono County?
RestrictedUnincorporated Mono County requires an STR activity permit plus a land use permit, and under the December 2025 rewrite a buyer must own the property for a year before applying unless the home was continuously permitted and rented for the past two years or other narrow exemptions apply. The permit itself ends automatically at sale, including sales of entity interests, and parts of June Lake are capped or off limits.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L15.65.040 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Chapter 5.65 Regulations for Short-Term Rentals; Ord. 18-07 (5-15-2018); Ord. 22-008 (7-19-2022); rewritten by Ord. No. 25-005, sec. 4(Exh. A), 12-9-2025. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Chapter 5.65 Regulations for Short-Term Rentals; Ord. 18-07 (5-15-2018); Ord. 22-008 (7-19-2022); rewritten by Ord. No. 25-005, sec. 4(Exh. A), 12-9-2025. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsNo countywide numeric cap. Area cap: STR activity permits in the Clark Tract of June Lake (excluding Nevada Street and Silver Meadow Lane) are limited to eight parcels total, three percent of existing parcels in 2015 (5.65.050). The Board of Supervisors may establish, reduce, or expand permit numbers in any area by resolution, and the county is not obligated to issue all permits allowed. Certain June Lake neighborhoods and specific planning areas are prohibited per 5.65.040(F) and General Plan area plan policies.L15.65.050 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsExplicit: the STR activity permit is not transferable and automatically terminates upon transfer or sale of the property, and for entity owners upon transfer of ownership interest in the entity (5.65.060(A)). New owners must have held title for at least one year before applying, and structures must be at least one year past their certificate of occupancy (5.65.040). Exemptions from the one-year wait (5.65.115(B)): the STR was properly permitted and continuously operating for at least the past two years; the applicant owns a deed-restricted affordable unit at or under 120 percent AMI; or the applicant owns an ADU or other long-term rental unit on the property.L15.65.060(A) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the county's own words
5.65.040“It is unlawful for any person to conduct, engage in, or allow to be conducted or engaged in, short-term rentals in any land use designation in the unincorporated portion of Mono County, unless the county has issued such person a short-term rental activity permit (STR activity permit)” source
5.65.060(A)“An STR activity permit does not create any property interest in the property, is not transferable, and automatically terminates upon the transfer or sale of the property to a new owner” source
5.65.050“eight parcels total (three percent of existing parcels in 2015)” source
5.65.110(C)“The maximum number of persons who may occupy the property as transient renters or their overnight guests shall be limited to two persons per bedroom plus two additional persons. In no event shall the maximum occupancy exceed ten persons” source
Citation: Chapter 5.65 Regulations for Short-Term Rentals; Ord. 18-07 (5-15-2018); Ord. 22-008 (7-19-2022); rewritten by Ord. No. 25-005, sec. 4(Exh. A), 12-9-2025.
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