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Short-term rental rules in Stockton, CA
How Stockton regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here are subject to registration, a lodging tax, or a small number of operating rules.
- City levies an 8% transient occupancy tax that reaches stays of 30 days or less in any house
- Operators register with the city Tax Administrator for a transient occupancy registration certificate
- No STR-specific permit, cap, residency rule or residential-zone exclusion in the municipal code
Based on: Stockton Municipal Code Ch. 3.28 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (§§ 3.28.020, 3.28.030, 3.28.050; prior code § 6-105
Summary of the rule
For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of 8% of the rent charged by the operator.
Last reviewed Oct 22, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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