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Contra Costa County · checked 2026-09-13

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Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer because no short-term rental permit exists in the code. A Title 5 business license and Chapter 3.24 transient occupancy tax registration would be the only city instruments.L1Chapter 3.24 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Section 3.24.010 (Ord. 489 Sec. 1, 1986). No short-term rental chapter in Title 5 or Title 17. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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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, counting portions of calendar days as full days.” source

Citation: Chapter 3.24 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Section 3.24.010 (Ord. 489 Sec. 1, 1986). No short-term rental chapter in Title 5 or Title 17.

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