County jurisdiction · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in unincorporated Plumas County?
No STR ordinanceUnincorporated Plumas County has no short term rental ordinance in its code as codified through June 2025, so no county permit is required; an operator registers with the Tax Administrator and pays 9 percent transient occupancy tax. Buyer and seller should give the county fifteen days notice before escrow closes so the buyer is released from the seller's unpaid lodging tax.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L13-4.03 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Plumas County Code Title 3 Finance, Chapter 4, Transient Occupancy Taxes, sections 3-4.02, 3-4.03, 3-4.06 and 3-4.12.1; Ord. 544, Ord. 555, Ord. 79-350 (operative January 1, 1980), Ord. 84-556 (March 8, 1984), Ord. 88-686 (April 7, 1988), Ord. 87-658 (May 14, 1987), Ord. 90-741 (October 16, 1990, operative November 1, 1990) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Plumas County Code Title 3 Finance, Chapter 4, Transient Occupancy Taxes, sections 3-4.02, 3-4.03, 3-4.06 and 3-4.12.1; Ord. 544, Ord. 555, Ord. 79-350 (operative January 1, 1980), Ord. 84-556 (March 8, 1984), Ord. 88-686 (April 7, 1988), Ord. 87-658 (May 14, 1987), Ord. 90-741 (October 16, 1990, operative November 1, 1990) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer of any short term rental permit, because the county has no such permit. A buyer may continue short term renting and simply registers with the Tax Administrator in their own name within ten days of taking over, Section 3-4.06. The one transfer rule that matters is a tax clearance rule: Section 3-4.12.1 requires both seller and buyer to notify the Tax Administrator at least fifteen days before escrow closes, and where that notice is given the county releases the buyer from the seller's prior transient occupancy tax liability; without the notice the new owner is liable for any additional tax, interest or penalty. Escrow should therefore obtain a transient occupancy tax clearance.L13-4.12.1 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the county's own words
3-4.02(g)“thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less” source
3-4.03“each transient shall pay a tax in the amount of nine (9%) percent of the rent charged” source
3-4.12.1“the new owner shall be liable for the payment of any additional tax, interest, or penalty” source
Citation: Plumas County Code Title 3 Finance, Chapter 4, Transient Occupancy Taxes, sections 3-4.02, 3-4.03, 3-4.06 and 3-4.12.1; Ord. 544, Ord. 555, Ord. 79-350 (operative January 1, 1980), Ord. 84-556 (March 8, 1984), Ord. 88-686 (April 7, 1988), Ord. 87-658 (May 14, 1987), Ord. 90-741 (October 16, 1990, operative November 1, 1990)
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