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Revenue Division

Short Term Vacation Rentals

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Short Term Vacation Rentals

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Payments will be accepted online, at the City Hall drop box on H Street, by mail, or in-person.

A Service Fee will soon be applied to credit card transactions to cover processing costs. Service fees are valuable tools to help the City operate more efficiently and create a better customer experience. If you prefer not to pay a 'Service Fee', there are still various self-serve payment methods available. Additionally, you can utilize more traditional payment methods, such as ACH (where accepted), checks or money orders which can be mailed or submitted in person. Thank you for your understanding.

Questions about the BOT

Business Operations Tax questions can be directed to finance@cityofsacramento.org

Short-term vacation rental permit

The City Council established a short-term vacation rental permit on January 19, 2016 (City Code 5.114). All operators of short-term rental property (a stay of 30 days or less) need to apply for a short-term rental permit.

Find your property’s land use regulations, any Business Improvement Districts, your Sacramento Tourism Marketing District Zone, and more by using the City’s Land Information Lookup App.

Primary residence

The operator of a short-term vacation rental from their primary residence is required to apply for a short-term rental permit, pay an annual business tax as a hotel of $50, and collect and remit transient occupancy tax of 12% from renters.

Secondary residence

A short-term vacation rental may operate from a location that is not the operator's primary residence for a total of 90 days in a calendar year. After the operator exceeds 90 days in a calendar year. After the operator exceeds 90 days in the calendar year, the operator may only rent for 31-days miminum until the following year. An annual business tax as a hotel of $50 and collection and remittance of transient occupancy tax of 12% from renters is required of all short-term vacation rental operators.

Contact Permits and Taxes

Permits & Taxes phone hours and email

Monday - Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Phone: (916) 808-8500

email: businesspermits@cityofsacramento.org

Mailing Address

City of Sacramento, Revenue Division

915 I Street, Room 1201

Sacramento, CA 95814

Public Counter hours

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Short-term rental valid permittee

The City has published a list of all of the active Short-Term Rental permits within the City of Sacramento on the City's Open Data Portal. The data is uploaded on the 1st Wednesday of every month.

Report a short-term rental

Think a property is operating as a short-term rental without a City-issued permit? File a complaint online or call 3-1-1 or (916) 808-5011.

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