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Can you BnB it in Thousand Oaks?
No STR ordinanceThousand Oaks has no short-term rental ordinance in its municipal code as published through March 31, 2026. The city taxes hotel stays of thirty days or less at ten percent, and its hotel definition covers commercial establishments, so how the city treats a rented house is not settled by the code.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L19-4.2105 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Thousand Oaks Municipal Code Title 3 Chapter 14 Transient Occupancy Taxes, Secs. 3-14.02 and 3-14.03; Title 9 Chapter 4 Zoning, Sec. 9-4.2105 permitted use matrix (Ord. 1620-NS eff. 8-12-2016 through Ord. 1733-NS eff. 1-3-2025) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Thousand Oaks Municipal Code Title 3 Chapter 14 Transient Occupancy Taxes, Secs. 3-14.02 and 3-14.03; Title 9 Chapter 4 Zoning, Sec. 9-4.2105 permitted use matrix (Ord. 1620-NS eff. 8-12-2016 through Ord. 1733-NS eff. 1-3-2025) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. The code creates no short-term rental permit or license, so there is nothing that could transfer or fail to transfer on sale. A buyer would still need a city business tax certificate and transient occupancy tax registration if the activity is treated as hotel occupancy.L1Thousand Oaks Municipal Code Title 3 Chapter 14 Transient Occupancy Taxes, Secs. 3-14.02 and 3-14.03; Title 9 Chapter 4 Zoning, Sec. 9-4.2105 permitted use matrix (Ord. 1620-NS eff. 8-12-2016 through Ord. 1733-NS eff. 1-3-2025) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
3-14.02“any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less.” source
3-14.02“any type of commercial establishment, or any portion of any type of commercial establishment, which provides for the occupancy of transients for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes, whether by the day, week, or month, including, but not limited to, hotels, inns, and motels.” source
3-14.03“For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel in the incorporated area of the City, each transient shall pay a tax in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the rent charged by the operator.” source
9-4.2105“Hotels and motels DP DP DP DP” source
Citation: Thousand Oaks Municipal Code Title 3 Chapter 14 Transient Occupancy Taxes, Secs. 3-14.02 and 3-14.03; Title 9 Chapter 4 Zoning, Sec. 9-4.2105 permitted use matrix (Ord. 1620-NS eff. 8-12-2016 through Ord. 1733-NS eff. 1-3-2025)
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