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Short-term rentals in Los Altos Hills

Los Altos Hills'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 Los Altos Hills Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Los Altos Hills's code says

Los Altos Hills code What Los Altos Hills's code adds
Allowed
  • Allowed only with registration and a short-term rental license from the town.
    Applies: For residential property on any parcel.
    § 10-1.1203 · code text
    No person shall use or maintain, nor shall any person authorize, aid, facilitate or advertise the use of, any residential property on any parcel for short-term rental without registering and obtaining a short-term rental license from the Town of Los Altos Hills.
Permit or registration
  • Registration and a short-term rental license from the town are required.
    § 10-1.1203 · code text
    No person shall use or maintain, nor shall any person authorize, aid, facilitate or advertise the use of, any residential property on any parcel for short-term rental without registering and obtaining a short-term rental license from the Town of Los Altos Hills.
  • A conditional short-term rental permit.
    Applies: When an exception to the general rules is requested, or a short-term rental license was revoked.
    § 10-1.1205 · code text
    An applicant may apply for a conditional short-term rental permit if an exception to the general requirements is requested or if a previously approved short-term rental license has been revoked.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I rent out my home short-term in Los Altos Hills?

Los Altos Hills's code: Allowed only with registration and a short-term rental license from the town. (For residential property on any parcel.) (§ 10-1.1203); Registration and a short-term rental license from the town are required. (§ 10-1.1203).

General information, not legal advice.

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