County jurisdiction · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in unincorporated Tehama County?
No STR ordinanceTehama County has no short-term rental ordinance for its unincorporated area and issues no short-term rental permit. Anyone renting for thirty consecutive days or less is an operator for the county transient occupancy tax of eight percent.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L1Tehama County Code Title 17 (Zoning), Chapter 17.04 Definitions, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 4.12 Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. 374 Sec. 1 (1966), Ord. 1421 (1988), rate amended by Ord. No. 2135 Sec. 3.A, May 21, 2024 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Tehama County Code Title 17 (Zoning), Chapter 17.04 Definitions, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 4.12 Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. 374 Sec. 1 (1966), Ord. 1421 (1988), rate amended by Ord. No. 2135 Sec. 3.A, May 21, 2024 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Tehama County Code Title 17 (Zoning), Chapter 17.04 Definitions, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 4.12 Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. 374 Sec. 1 (1966), Ord. 1421 (1988), rate amended by Ord. No. 2135 Sec. 3.A, May 21, 2024 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Tehama County issues no short-term rental permit, so there is nothing to transfer on sale; a buyer registers as an operator for the transient occupancy tax under Chapter 4.12. This is an inference from the absence of a permit program, not a quoted rule.L1Tehama County Code Title 17 (Zoning), Chapter 17.04 Definitions, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 4.12 Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. 374 Sec. 1 (1966), Ord. 1421 (1988), rate amended by Ord. No. 2135 Sec. 3.A, May 21, 2024 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the county's own words
17.04.020“Transient lodging shall mean either a hotel, inn, motel, tourist home, or other lodging facility for persons staying thirty days or less, or an emergency shelter.” source
4.12.010.F“Transient shall mean any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement for a period of thirty consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days.” source
4.12.020.A“For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel located in the unincorporated portion of the county, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of eight percent of the rent charged by the operator.” source
Citation: Tehama County Code Title 17 (Zoning), Chapter 17.04 Definitions, no short-term rental provision; Chapter 4.12 Transient Occupancy Tax, Ord. 374 Sec. 1 (1966), Ord. 1421 (1988), rate amended by Ord. No. 2135 Sec. 3.A, May 21, 2024
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