Sacramento County · checked 2026-09-13
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AllowedSacramento allows short-term rentals but you must hold a city short-term rental permit for the dwelling unit, and if the home is not your primary residence you may rent it for no more than 90 days per permit term. The permit may not be transferred, so a buyer has to apply for a new one.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L15.114.100(A) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1City Code Ch. 5.114 Short-Term Rentals. History notes fetched: 5.114.010 (Ord. 2024-0007 Sec. 1; Ord. 2020-0005 Sec. 1; Ord. 2018-0040 Sec. 1; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.030 (Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.100 (Ord. 2018-0040 Sec. 2; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.200 (Ord. 2018-0040 Sec. 5; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.210 (Ord. 2024-0007 Sec. 2; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1). Zoning cross reference SCC 17.228.104 (Ord. 2024-0051 Sec. 15; Ord. 2020-0025 Sec. 21; Ord. 2016-0003 Sec. 6; Ord. 2013-0020 Sec. 1; Ord. 2013-0007 Sec. 1). · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1City Code Ch. 5.114 Short-Term Rentals. History notes fetched: 5.114.010 (Ord. 2024-0007 Sec. 1; Ord. 2020-0005 Sec. 1; Ord. 2018-0040 Sec. 1; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.030 (Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.100 (Ord. 2018-0040 Sec. 2; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.200 (Ord. 2018-0040 Sec. 5; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.210 (Ord. 2024-0007 Sec. 2; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1). Zoning cross reference SCC 17.228.104 (Ord. 2024-0051 Sec. 15; Ord. 2020-0025 Sec. 21; Ord. 2016-0003 Sec. 6; Ord. 2013-0020 Sec. 1; Ord. 2013-0007 Sec. 1). · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Night capUnhosted rentals are capped at 90 nights per year.L1City Code Ch. 5.114 Short-Term Rentals. History notes fetched: 5.114.010 (Ord. 2024-0007 Sec. 1; Ord. 2020-0005 Sec. 1; Ord. 2018-0040 Sec. 1; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.030 (Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.100 (Ord. 2018-0040 Sec. 2; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.200 (Ord. 2018-0040 Sec. 5; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.210 (Ord. 2024-0007 Sec. 2; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1). Zoning cross reference SCC 17.228.104 (Ord. 2024-0051 Sec. 15; Ord. 2020-0025 Sec. 21; Ord. 2016-0003 Sec. 6; Ord. 2013-0020 Sec. 1; Ord. 2013-0007 Sec. 1). · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limits5.114.210 Annual limit: if the short-term rental dwelling unit is not the primary residence of the permittee, the permittee may provide lodging for no more than an aggregate of 90 days during the term of the permit. There is no cap when the unit is the permittee's primary residence. No citywide numeric cap on the number of permits was found in Chapter 5.114. Occupancy is capped at six people per short-term rental, or six people per lot when the permittee's primary residence is not on the same lot (5.114.200). Under 5.114.100(D) a person may not operate a short-term rental in more than one dwelling unit on the same lot unless the person's primary residence is in the city.L15.114.210 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sells5.114.030 reads in full: A short-term rental permit may not be transferred. The chapter contains no exception for family, heirs, spouses, trusts, entity or LLC membership changes, and no transfer application window or grace period. The permit is issued to a permittee, defined in 5.114.010 as the person to whom a short-term rental permit is issued, and 5.114.100(C) requires the property owner's consent, so a buyer must apply for a new permit rather than inherit the seller's.L15.114.030 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
5.114.100(A)“No person shall operate a short-term rental unless there is a short-term rental permit in effect for that dwelling unit.” source
5.114.030“A short-term rental permit may not be transferred.” source
5.114.210“If the short-term rental dwelling unit is not the primary residence of the permittee, no permittee shall, for compensation, provide lodging for more than an aggregate of 90 days during the term of the short-term rental permit.” source
5.114.200“No permittee shall rent to more than six people per short-term rental.” source
Citation: City Code Ch. 5.114 Short-Term Rentals. History notes fetched: 5.114.010 (Ord. 2024-0007 Sec. 1; Ord. 2020-0005 Sec. 1; Ord. 2018-0040 Sec. 1; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.030 (Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.100 (Ord. 2018-0040 Sec. 2; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.200 (Ord. 2018-0040 Sec. 5; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1); 5.114.210 (Ord. 2024-0007 Sec. 2; Ord. 2016-0004 Sec. 1). Zoning cross reference SCC 17.228.104 (Ord. 2024-0051 Sec. 15; Ord. 2020-0025 Sec. 21; Ord. 2016-0003 Sec. 6; Ord. 2013-0020 Sec. 1; Ord. 2013-0007 Sec. 1).
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