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Short-term rentals in Emeryville

City law: short-term rentals need a permit and are allowed only in a single-unit detached house that is the permit holder's primary residence.

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  • Short-term rentals: City law: short-term rentals need a permit and are allowed only in a single-unit detached house that is the permit holder's primary residence.

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

What Emeryville's code says

Emeryville code What Emeryville's code adds
Allowed
  • Yes, only in single-unit detached houses as an accessory use, with a short-term rental permit.
    Applies: Hosted or nonhosted. Not in accessory dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling units; other dwellings are not allowed.
    § 9-5.2103 · code text
    Short-term rentals are permitted only in single-unit detached houses, and only as an accessory use. All other short-term rental of dwellings and parts of dwellings is prohibited.
Nights per year
  • No more than 90 calendar days in total per permit term.
    Applies: Nonhosted rental of an entire single-unit detached house.
    § 9-5.2104 · code text
    Nonhosted short-term rental of an entire single-unit detached house is limited to a total of ninety (90) calendar days per permit term.
Permit or registration
  • Yes. A valid short-term rental permit is required.
    § 9-5.2102 · code text
    No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a short-term rental without first obtaining a valid short-term rental permit pursuant to this article.
Primary residence
  • Yes. The house must be the permit holder's primary, permanent residence.
    Applies: Applies to all short-term rentals in a single-unit detached house.
    § 9-5.2104 · code text
    The house that includes the short-term rental must be the permittee's primary, permanent residence.

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City law: short-term rentals need a permit and are allowed only in a single-unit detached house that is the permit holder's primary residence.

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