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Can you BnB it in Morgan Hill?

The rules, with their sources

Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L13.24.020 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Morgan Hill has no short-term rental permit or licence, so there is nothing that can transfer with a sale. A buyer inherits no short-term rental entitlement and would be subject to whatever rule the city adopts later. The transient occupancy tax registration certificate under chapter 3.24 is issued to the operator, not to the property.L1none; chapter 3.24 is the only related chapter · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words

3.24.010“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
3.24.010“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
3.24.020“For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of ten percent, effective April 20, 1991, of the rent charged by the operator.” source

Citation: Morgan Hill Municipal Code chapter 3.24, transient occupancy tax, sections 3.24.010 and 3.24.020 (Ord. No. 2179 N.S., section 1, 12-2-2015). No short-term rental chapter exists.

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