Los Angeles County · checked 2026-09-24
Can you BnB it in La Verne?
RestrictedLa Verne allows short-term rentals only with an annual city permit, the home must be the host's primary residence, and each home is limited to ten guests and one booking per day. Permits do not transfer with a sale, so a buyer would need to move in and obtain a new permit.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L118.94.020 · code text · checked 2026-09-24
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Ord. 1098 sec. 3, 2021 (LVMC Ch. 18.94) · code text · checked 2026-09-24
Primary residenceThe rental must be the operator's primary residence.L118.94.090(B) · code text · checked 2026-09-24
Caps and limitsOccupancy is capped at two guests per bedroom up to ten people per home, and each home is limited to one booking transaction per day. The chapter sets no citywide limit on the number of permits and no annual cap on rental nights.L118.94.090(E) · code text · checked 2026-09-24
Transfer when the home sellsThe permit is not transferable to another person, parcel number, or property owner, and it does not run with the land. The clause contains no exceptions for family transfers, trusts, or entity changes. A buyer would need to qualify for a new permit, and the home would have to be the buyer's primary residence.L118.94.080 · code text · checked 2026-09-24
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In the city's own words
18.94.020“No person, either for themselves or any other person, shall cause, allow, conduct, permit, maintain, or facilitate short-term rental at any dwelling unit within the city without first obtaining a short-term rental permit” source
18.94.090(B)“The dwelling unit shall be the primary residence of the host.” source
18.94.080“A short-term rental permit granted pursuant to this chapter shall not be transferable to another person, parcel number, or to another property owner. Said permit shall not run with the land or property to which it applies.” source
18.94.090(E)“occupancy ... shall not exceed two guests per bedroom up to a maximum of ten persons per dwelling unit” source
Citation: Ord. 1098 sec. 3, 2021 (LVMC Ch. 18.94)
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