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Permit or licenseNone available: short-term rentals are prohibited, so there is no permit to apply for.L15.16.010(A) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer because Sausalito issues no short-term rental permit or license. Short-term rentals are prohibited outright, so a buyer acquires no short-term rental right. Chapter 5.16 contains no grandfathering clause for rentals that existed before the ordinance, and Section 5.16.010(C) states that paying transient occupancy tax does not exempt a rental from the prohibition and that tax collection does not authorize the activity.L15.16.010 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words

5.16.010(A)“No person shall rent any residential dwelling, or any portion of a residential dwelling, to any other person for 30 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
5.16.010(B)“No property owner or tenant, or any agent or representative thereof, shall post, publish, circulate, broadcast or maintain any advertisement of rental prohibited by the provisions of this section.” source
5.16.010(A)“a private structure that is designed and available, pursuant to applicable law, for use and occupancy by one or more individuals” source
5.16.020“Violations of this chapter shall be an infraction subject to the following fines:” source

Citation: Sausalito Municipal Code Chapter 5.16, Sections 5.16.010, 5.16.015 and 5.16.020; Ord. 07-2025, 10/7/2025; Ord. 02-2026, 3/3/2026 (Section 5.16.015)

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