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Short-term rentals in Oakley

Vacation rentals need a short-term rental permit renewed every year; at most 10 active permits citywide, with a waiting list when all are issued.

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Key points

  • Short-term rentals: Vacation rentals need a short-term rental permit renewed every year; at most 10 active permits citywide, with a waiting list when all are issued.

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

What Oakley's code says

Oakley code What Oakley's code adds
Allowed
  • Allowed, with limits.
    Applies: Vacation rentals are banned except as the code authorizes, with a short-term rental permit renewed every year; at most 10 active permits citywide.
    § 5.15.124 · code text
    Vacation rentals, as defined in this chapter, are prohibited within the City of Oakley except as authorized pursuant to Section 5.15.107.
Cap on rentals
  • No more than 10 active short-term rental permits.
    Applies: Vacation rentals citywide at any time; a waiting list is kept when all 10 are issued.
    § 5.15.124 · code text
    Vacation rentals authorized pursuant to Section 5.15.107 shall be subject to a maximum of 10 active short-term rental permits at any given time.
Permit or registration
  • A short-term rental permit is required and must be renewed every year.
    Applies: Vacation rentals.
    § 5.15.124 · code text
    No person shall operate a vacation rental unless a valid short-term rental permit has been issued and continues to be renewed annually in a timely manner pursuant to this chapter.
  • A transient occupancy registration certificate is required.
    Applies: For paying transient occupancy taxes.
    § 5.15.114 · code text
    The owner shall have obtained a transient occupancy registration certificate for purpose of its obligation to pay transient occupancy taxes under Chapter 3.2.

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

Vacation rentals need a short-term rental permit renewed every year; at most 10 active permits citywide, with a waiting list when all are issued.

General information, not legal advice.

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