Sonoma County CA : Property Manager Certification Course is Now Live

All property managers must be certified by January 1, 2018. If a Vacation Rental does not have a Certified Property Manager by January 1, 2018, the Vacation Rental Permit will be expired.

If you serve as the property manager or the 24-hour contact for one or more Vacation Rentals within unincorporated Sonoma County, you are required to take this course and pass the test. Managers of hotels, motels, campgrounds, or hosted rentals do not need to take this certification course.

Please be sure that you are within 30 miles of the vacation rental that you represent prior to taking the certification course. A property management company must ensure that they are located within 30 miles of all vacation rentals they intend to manage.

Certification Course Materials

The information covered by this course is available by reading the following document collection. Please read all of the materials prior to taking the test. A passing score of 28 is required.

Section 1: Background

Section 2: Permitting Standards

Section 3: Operational Standards

Section 4: Responsibilities and Enforcement

Section 5: Best Practices

Section 6: Transient Occupancy Tax

Certification Exam

Property Manager Certification Exam