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Short-term rentals in Benicia

Benicia's own rules on short-term rentals, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Benicia Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Benicia's code says

Benicia code What Benicia's code adds
Allowed
  • Allowed with limits.
    Applies: Hosted rentals: all residential and mixed use districts and all downtown mixed use master plan zones, in the host's primary residence only.
    § 17.70.450 · code text
    Hosted short-term rentals are permitted in all residential and mixed use districts and in all zones of the downtown mixed use master plan, subject to the requirements of this section.
  • Allowed with limits.
    Applies: Unhosted rentals: only in the downtown mixed use master plan area, in a detached single-family home that is the host's primary residence.
    § 17.70.450 · code text
    Unhosted short-term rentals are permitted only within the downtown mixed use master plan area, subject to the requirements of this section.
Minimum stay
  • At least 1 night.
    Applies: Hosted short-term rentals.
    § 17.70.450 · code text
    The minimum stay for a hosted short-term rental is one night.
  • At least 2 nights in a row.
    Applies: Unhosted short-term rentals.
    § 17.70.450 · code text
    The minimum stay for an unhosted short-term rental is two consecutive nights.
Nights per year
  • No limit on the number of nights.
    Applies: Hosted short-term rentals.
    § 17.70.450 · code text
    There is no limit on the number of nights a dwelling unit may be occupied as a hosted short-term rental.
  • No more than 120 nights per calendar year.
    Applies: Unhosted short-term rentals.
    § 17.70.450 · code text
    A dwelling unit may be occupied as an unhosted short-term rental for no more than 120 nights per calendar year.
Permit or registration
  • A short-term rental license is required.
    § 17.70.450 · code text
    Provide a short-term rental licensing process for the city to monitor compliance with these regulations and ensure collection of transient occupancy taxes.
Primary residence
  • Yes. Short-term rentals are allowed only in the host's primary residence.
    § 17.70.450 · code text
    A short-term rental is permitted only in the host's primary residence.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I rent out my home short-term in Benicia?

Benicia's code: Allowed with limits. (Hosted rentals: all residential and mixed use districts and all downtown mixed use master plan zones, in the host's primary residence only.) (§ 17.70.450); Allowed with limits. (Unhosted rentals: only in the downtown mixed use master plan area, in a detached single-family home that is the host's primary residence.) (§ 17.70.450).

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