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Short-term rentals in Los Gatos

Short-term rentals need a town license and must share an address or parcel with the host's primary residence.

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Key points

  • Short-term rentals: Short-term rentals need a town license and must share an address or parcel with the host's primary residence.

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

What Los Gatos's code says

Los Gatos code What Los Gatos's code adds
Allowed
  • Yes, with a short-term rental license.
    Applies: The rental must share an address or parcel with the host's primary residence.
    § 14.140.020 · code text
    No owner of property within the jurisdiction of the Town of Los Gatos may advertise, offer, operate, rent or otherwise make available, or allow any other person to make available for occupancy or use a short-term rental without a short-term rental license.
Permit or registration
  • A short-term rental license is required.
    § 14.140.020 · code text
    No owner of property within the jurisdiction of the Town of Los Gatos may advertise, offer, operate, rent or otherwise make available, or allow any other person to make available for occupancy or use a short-term rental without a short-term rental license.
Primary residence
  • Yes. The rental must share an address or parcel with the host's primary residence.
    § 14.140.025 · code text
    The application shall include the name, address, email address, and telephone number of the host as well as two (2) pieces of attached documentation showing that the property is the host's primary residence.

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Frequently asked questions

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Short-term rentals need a town license and must share an address or parcel with the host's primary residence.

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