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Can you BnB it in El Monte?

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Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. El Monte's code creates no short-term rental permit or licence, so there is no permit to transfer on sale. Anyone renting to transients would be an operator under the uniform transient occupancy tax chapter, Chapter 3.16, whose duties attach to the operator rather than to the land.L1El Monte Municipal Code Section 17.110.030(L)(3) (Ord. No. 3053, Section 3(Exh. A), 5-14-2025); Chapter 3.16 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Sections 3.16.020 and 3.16.030 (Prior code 6601). · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words

17.110.030(L)(3)“The rental of ADUs or junior ADU shall be for a duration longer than 30 consecutive calendar days. Short-term rentals shall be prohibited.” source
3.16.020“"Transient" means any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit or right of access, license or other agreement for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days.” source
3.16.030“Tax imposed for the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of ten (10) percent of the rent charged by the operator.” source

Citation: El Monte Municipal Code Section 17.110.030(L)(3) (Ord. No. 3053, Section 3(Exh. A), 5-14-2025); Chapter 3.16 Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax, Sections 3.16.020 and 3.16.030 (Prior code 6601).

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