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RestrictedAnaheim issues no new short-term rental permits; only pre-2016 legacy permits may keep operating under strict rules. A buyer of a legacy STR property can keep the operation only by filing a transfer application within fourteen days of the ownership change.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L14.05.040.010 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1AMC Ch. 4.05 (Ord. 6299, 2014-05-13; Ord. 6374 and 6375, 2016-07-12; Ord. 6393, 2017-01-10; Ord. 6404 and 6405, 2017-04-04; Ord. 6466, 2019-06-18) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1AMC Ch. 4.05 (Ord. 6299, 2014-05-13; Ord. 6374 and 6375, 2016-07-12; Ord. 6393, 2017-01-10; Ord. 6404 and 6405, 2017-04-04; Ord. 6466, 2019-06-18) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsNo numeric cap in the code; the pool is closed. No new STR permits issued since the 2015-2016 moratorium and ban; about 222 permitted legacy STRs as of mid-2019 (city program page). Pool shrinks by attrition and revocation.L1AMC Ch. 4.05 (Ord. 6299, 2014-05-13; Ord. 6374 and 6375, 2016-07-12; Ord. 6393, 2017-01-10; Ord. 6404 and 6405, 2017-04-04; Ord. 6466, 2019-06-18) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsA legacy permit does not run with the land and is personal to the owner (4.05.070.020), but a purchaser may keep operating by submitting a completed transfer application within fourteen days of the ownership change (4.05.060.110); no purchaser may operate under the seller's permit if the transfer application is not submitted within the 14 day period. No family, trust, or entity exceptions found in the chapter print.L14.05.060.110 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
4.05.040.010“No person shall undertake, maintain, facilitate, advertise for rent, list or rent a dwelling unit as a short-term rental within the city that does not comply with the requirements of this chapter.” source
4.05.060.110“No purchaser of the real property upon which the permitted short-term rental is located shall operate a short-term rental under the permitted owner's short-term rental permit if a completed transfer application is not submitted within the fourteen (14) day period.” source
4.05.070.020“A short-term rental permit shall not run with the land. The permission to operate a short-term rental under this chapter shall be personal and limited to the owner.” source
4.05.030.P“the rental of a dwelling or a portion thereof, by the owner to another person or group of persons for occupancy, dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes for a period of less than thirty (30) consecutive calendar days.” source
Citation: AMC Ch. 4.05 (Ord. 6299, 2014-05-13; Ord. 6374 and 6375, 2016-07-12; Ord. 6393, 2017-01-10; Ord. 6404 and 6405, 2017-04-04; Ord. 6466, 2019-06-18)
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