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Short-term rentals in Seaside

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

What Seaside's code says

Seaside code What Seaside's code adds
Allowed
  • Yes, with a transient use license.
    Applies: Hosted or non-hosted rental of a lawful home. Not in second units, ADUs or JADUs. Non-hosted licenses capped at 90 citywide.
    § 17.52.251 · code text
    Transient use of residential property for remuneration is prohibited except (a) as otherwise expressly licensed by this section, or (b) when such use is licensed by a transient use license issued in accord with this section.
Permit or registration
  • Yes. A transient use license (short-term rental license) from the city is required.
    § 17.52.251 · code text
    Transient use license. A license issued by the City of Seaside in accordance with this section allowing the temporary operation of a short term rental.
Primary residence
  • Yes. The owner must live there as a principal residence.
    Applies: For hosted short-term rentals. The owner must also be present during the stay.
    § 17.52.251 · code text
    Hosted short-term rental. A dwelling unit where the owner with the majority interest in the residential property, or an owner holding an equal shared interest if no other owner owns a greater interest, occupies a dwelling unit as his or her principal residence and offers a habitable portion thereof for transient occupancy by others, and is present during the occupancy of the hosted short-term rental.
  • No. The owner does not live there.
    Applies: For non-hosted short-term rentals. Licenses are capped at 90 citywide and 1 per parcel.
    § 17.52.251 · code text
    Nonhosted short-term rental. A dwelling unit that is offered for transient occupancy where the owner or shared ownership interest does not occupy the dwelling offered for transient occupancy as his or her principal residence.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Seaside's code: Yes, with a transient use license. (Hosted or non-hosted rental of a lawful home. Not in second units, ADUs or JADUs. Non-hosted licenses capped at 90 citywide.) (§ 17.52.251); Yes. A transient use license (short-term rental license) from the city is required. (§ 17.52.251).

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