Mi Wuk Village, California

Short-term rentals are explicitly permitted in Mi Wuk Village, which sits in the unincorporated areas of Tuolumne County governed by a short-term rental ordinance (Chapter 8.70) that took effect January 19, 2024. Operators must register with the Tax Collector for a Transient Occupancy Tax Certificate and separately submit an STR Fire and Life Safety Inspection application through the county’s online portal, paying a $300 nonrefundable application fee. A paid, passing fire and life safety inspection is required to operate and must be renewed every two years; a separate fire inspection cost of roughly $103 is reported, though operators should confirm current figures with the county.

The county levies a 12.0% Transient Occupancy Tax on rent, which operators must collect and remit. A Local Contact Person is required who is reachable 24/7 and able to be on site within 60 minutes to manage the unit and respond to complaints. Operators must post visible address signage and comply with defensible space and hazardous vegetation ordinances given the area’s high wildfire risk. There is no owner-occupancy or primary-residence requirement and no published annual night cap, but enforcement centers heavily on the safety inspection regime: violations are treated as health and safety violations under county code and are explicitly not subject to the statute of limitations, meaning non-compliance can carry ongoing liability rather than a fixed lookback window. Enforcement overall is rated moderate.