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Can you BnB it in Santa Clarita?
No STR ordinanceSanta Clarita has no short-term rental ordinance. The city taxes stays of thirty consecutive nights or less at eleven percent under Chapter 3.28, and the zoning code neither lists nor defines short-term rentals.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1Santa Clarita Municipal Code Chapter 3.28 Transient Occupancy Tax (Ord. 6 Sec. 1, 1973, amended through Ord. 1701, 2016); Title 17 Zoning Chapters 17.11 and 17.42 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Santa Clarita Municipal Code Chapter 3.28 Transient Occupancy Tax (Ord. 6 Sec. 1, 1973, amended through Ord. 1701, 2016); Title 17 Zoning Chapters 17.11 and 17.42 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Santa Clarita Municipal Code Chapter 3.28 Transient Occupancy Tax (Ord. 6 Sec. 1, 1973, amended through Ord. 1701, 2016); Title 17 Zoning Chapters 17.11 and 17.42 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. No short-term rental permit or registration exists in the code, so there is nothing to transfer. A transient occupancy tax registration certificate under Chapter 3.28 would be the only city document tied to the activity.L1Santa Clarita Municipal Code Chapter 3.28 Transient Occupancy Tax (Ord. 6 Sec. 1, 1973, amended through Ord. 1701, 2016); Title 17 Zoning Chapters 17.11 and 17.42 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
3.28“For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of eleven percent of the rent charged by the operator or otherwise payable by the transient.” source
3.28“Any person who exercises occupancy of the hotel by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or by reason of the timeshare estate under a rental agreement with its owner or due to 'bonus use' for a period of thirty consecutive calendar nights or less.” source
17.11.020“one (1) or more individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit in a single dwelling unit. 'Family' shall also mean the persons living together in a licensed 'residential facility'” source
Citation: Santa Clarita Municipal Code Chapter 3.28 Transient Occupancy Tax (Ord. 6 Sec. 1, 1973, amended through Ord. 1701, 2016); Title 17 Zoning Chapters 17.11 and 17.42
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