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Marin County · checked 2026-09-28

Can you BnB it in San Anselmo?

The rules, with their sources

Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L110-9.605 · code text · checked 2026-09-28
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L110-9.605 · code text · checked 2026-09-28
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L110-9.605 · code text · checked 2026-09-28
Transfer when the home sellsThere is no short-term rental permit program in the code, so there is nothing to transfer when a property sells.L110-9.605 · code text · checked 2026-09-28
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In the city's own words

10-9.605“Hotels, motels, bed and breakfast places, and other establishments offering transient occupancy, are treated as commercial uses, not residential uses.” source

Citation: 10-9.605

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Verified from the municipal code (level 1), checked on 2026-09-28 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.