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Permit or licenseNone available: short-term rentals are prohibited, so there is no permit to apply for.L115-42.010 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Saratoga issues no short-term rental permit or license, so there is nothing to transfer on sale, and Article 15-42 contains no grandfathering, exemption or transition provision for rentals that were operating before the ordinance. A buyer acquires no right to rent for thirty days or less.L1Saratoga City Code Chapter 15, Article 15-42, Secs. 15-42.010 and 15-42.020 (Ord. No. 416, sec. 1(Exh. A), 2-4-2026) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words

15-42.010“No person shall rent any residential dwelling, or any portion of a residential dwelling, to any other person for thirty consecutive days or less, whether in exchange for monetary consideration or any form of any non-monetary consideration, including trade, fee, swap or other consideration in lieu of payment.” source
15-42.010“a private structure that is designed and available, pursuant to applicable law, for use and occupancy by one or more individuals” source

Citation: Saratoga City Code Chapter 15, Article 15-42, Secs. 15-42.010 and 15-42.020 (Ord. No. 416, sec. 1(Exh. A), 2-4-2026)

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