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Can you BnB it in Oakland?

Proposed, not in effect: The City of Oakland is preparing new regulations for the rental of residential dwelling units for periods of less than thirty (30) days. The city's schedule shows a draft ordinance and background report in spring to summer 2026 and adoption hearings for short-term residential rental regulations in fall 2026. source. This page states adopted law only; a pending change is never written as current law.

The rules, with their sources

Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1Planning Code 17.103.080(A)(2) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Oakland issues no short-term rental permit or registration, so nothing transfers with the property and nothing dies on sale. An operator renting for thirty days or less is subject to the transient occupancy tax under Chapter 4.24, an operator level obligation, so a buyer would register in their own name. If the city adopts the regulations it is drafting, a transfer rule may appear for the first time.L1none · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words

Planning Code 17.103.080(A)(2)“Rental of an ADU shall only be for terms of longer than thirty (30) consecutive days.” source
4.24.020“any person who, for any period of not more than thirty (30) consecutive days, either at his own expense or at the expense of another, obtains the right to use space for sleeping or overnight accommodations in any hotel...for which a charge is made therefor.” source
4.24.030“each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of eleven (11) percent of the rent charged by the operator.” source
Planning Code chapter list“The Oakland Planning Code chapter list contains no short-term rental, vacation rental or home sharing chapter; the closest use-related chapters are 17.10 Use Classifications, 17.103 Special Regulations and Findings for Certain Use Classifications, 17.112 Home Occupation Regulations and 17.157 Deemed Approved Hotel and Rooming House Regulations.” source

Citation: Oakland Municipal Code Ch. 4.24 Transient Occupancy Tax (4.24.020, 4.24.030 per Ord. 11629, 1993; 4.24.031 per Res. No. 81855, 3-17-2009); Oakland Planning Code 17.103.080 Accessory Dwelling Units in conjunction with One-Family, Two- to Four-Family, and Multifamily Dwelling Residential Facilities

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Verified from the municipal code (level 1), checked on 2026-09-13 by the CanIBnB research desk. Research is AI assisted and human reviewed; the method, the level system, and the re-check schedule are on the How we verify page. If anything here is wrong, report it and it goes in the public corrections log.