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Can you BnB it in Moraga?
RestrictedMoraga allows only hosted short-term rentals: an owner or operator must live on site for the majority of the calendar year, and nonhosted rentals are banned townwide. Rentals of less than thirty consecutive days in single-family and multi-family homes are covered, must last at least two consecutive nights, and must be in a permitted, permanently constructed dwelling. The town requires no short-term rental permit or registration in the code text we read, and enforces the rules through its general penalty chapters.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L18.114.020 · code text · checked 2026-09-25
Hosted onlyOnly hosted rentals are allowed; the host must be present.L1Ord. No. 290 · code text · checked 2026-09-25
Primary residenceThe rental must be the operator's primary residence.L18.04.020 · code text · checked 2026-09-25
Caps and limitsNonhosted rentals are banned outright, so no unhosted night allowance exists. Every rental must last at least two consecutive nights, and the code text we read sets no annual cap on hosted rental nights.L18.114.020 · code text · checked 2026-09-25
Transfer when the home sellsMoraga has no short-term rental permit or registration program in the code text we read, so there is nothing to transfer on a sale; the hosted requirement simply applies to whoever owns or operates the home next.L1Ord. No. 290 · code text · checked 2026-09-25
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In the city's own words
8.114.020“All short-term rentals must be hosted. Nonhosted short-term rentals are prohibited within the Town of Moraga” source
8.114.020“A short-term rental shall not be rented for a duration of less than two consecutive nights” source
8.114.020“The short-term rental must be located within a permitted and permanently constructed dwelling unit” source
8.04.020“... a short-term rental without an owner or operator who lives on-site for the majority of the calendar year” source
Citation: Ord. No. 290
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