Nevada County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in Truckee?
RestrictedTruckee caps whole-home short-term rental certificates at 1,255 townwide with a waitlist, while hosted rentals need an uncapped separate certificate. A certificate dies at sale and the buyer must wait 365 days after purchase before applying, then join the cap and waitlist, so buyers should not count on renting short term in the first year.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L15.02.030 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Chapter 5.02 Transient Rentals of Residential Units; Ord. No. 2025-05, sec. 3, 6-24-2025; 5.02.030 amended by Ord. No. 2026-07, sec. 2, 4-28-2026. TOT: 3.24.030. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Chapter 5.02 Transient Rentals of Residential Units; Ord. No. 2025-05, sec. 3, 6-24-2025; 5.02.030 amended by Ord. No. 2026-07, sec. 2, 4-28-2026. TOT: 3.24.030. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Permit capPermits are capped at 1255.L15.02.030 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsTownwide cap of 1,255 short-term rental transient occupancy registration certificates (5.02.030). Hosted rental certificates are not capped. When the cap is reached, applications go on a waitlist in order received and are processed quarterly as certificates become available. Renewals filed before expiration keep their place inside the cap.L15.02.030 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsThe short-term rental certificate expires upon the change of ownership of the property, regardless of whether the buyer informed the Town. The new owner may apply for a new certificate only after 365 days have elapsed from the purchase or other transfer, subject to the cap and waitlist (5.02.030(G)(2)(d)). No family, trust, or entity exceptions appear in 5.02.030 as read. A hosted rental certificate also expires on ownership change, but the new owner or qualifying tenant may apply without a stated waiting period. Section 5.02.070 Changes in Ownership, which may define what counts as a change of ownership, could not be retrieved (Municode API kept returning the start of the chapter).L15.02.030(G)(2)(d) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
5.02.030“It is unlawful for any person to advertise, maintain, operate or use a short-term rental, or after April 1, 2025, to advertise, maintain, operate or use a hosted rental, within the Town of Truckee without a transient occupancy registration certificate” source
5.02.030“the total number of short-term rental transient occupancy registration certificates issued shall be capped at 1,255” source
5.02.030(G)(2)(d)“A short-term rental transient occupancy registration certificate shall expire upon the change of ownership of the property for which the certificate was issued, regardless of whether the buyer or any other person has informed the Town of the change of ownership.” source
5.02.030(G)(2)(d)“The new owner may apply for a new transient occupancy registration certificate after 365 days have elapsed from the purchase or other transfer of the property, unless otherwise prohibited, and subject to the cap and waitlist.” source
Citation: Chapter 5.02 Transient Rentals of Residential Units; Ord. No. 2025-05, sec. 3, 6-24-2025; 5.02.030 amended by Ord. No. 2026-07, sec. 2, 4-28-2026. TOT: 3.24.030.
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