Residential Rental Registration

Rental Registration for Landlords/Lessors Now Available

Starting June 1, 2025 per unit fee of $75

Landlords can now register residential rental units as required by the City’s Residential Rental Registration Ordinance. This annual registration process is crucial to efforts to better understand rental housing characteristics in Half Moon Bay, which will help inform future policy decisions regarding rental housing.

REGISTER HERE: To register your unit(s) please visit the Tolemi Registration Portal. 

Registration Troubleshooting: If a landlord is having trouble registering a unit(s), please contact our registration contractor Tolemi at support@tolemi.com.

Privacy Policy: Click here Version OptionsResidential Rental RegistrationHeadline to review our registration contractor Tolemi’s privacy policy. 

Ordinance Questions: For additional questions, please contact City staff at rent@hmbcity.com or call 650-750-2016.

Link to Housing Ordinances: Click here Version Options Residential Rental Registration Headline to be connected to the Municipal Code. 

• See Municipal Code Chapter 6.08 for Tenant Protections 
• Just Cause Eviction and Relocation Assistance Provisions are included in 6.08 

  • Defines evictions that are no-fault of the tenant and requires 3-months of relocation assistance under qualifying circumstances. Includes anti-discrimination provisions.

We appreciate the cooperation of property owners and landlords and the time it takes to complete a registration. Data collected by the City for this program will remain confidential. Implementation is intended to protect the privacy of individual tenants and the proprietary information of landlords and owners, the public release of which could result in a competitive disadvantage.  Frequently Asked Questions are posted on the right-side column. 

Adoption

Adopted by the City Council on February 6, 2024, the Residential Rental Registration Ordinance requires Landlords to register their residential rental units and provide related information to the City on an annual basis. The registration process will allow the City to collect, monitor, and analyze the characteristics of the residential rental units and actual rents in Half Moon Bay to inform future policy decisions. 

All residential rental units are required to register including single-family homes, condos, ADUs, duplexes, multifamily, etc. at a cost of $75 per unit. 

All landlords and lessors are required to register annually.

Registration begins June 1

Collected data will be presented in an annual report to the City Council. Registration fees collected will be used to manage the registry program which will include data collection and archiving, referrals to mediation and legal services, and education and resource materials for Landlords, Owners, and Tenants in the City. This program supports the City's housing goals and protects public health, safety, and welfare for the residents of Half Moon Bay.