San Joaquin County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in Lathrop?
BannedLathrop bans short-term rentals citywide. Chapter 5.10 of the municipal code, added by Ordinance 24-457 in April 2024, prohibits lodging a residential dwelling for 30 or fewer consecutive days for compensation and treats any such rental as a public nuisance.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNone available: short-term rentals are prohibited, so there is no permit to apply for.L15.10.030 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsCitywide prohibition, so zero short-term rentals are allowed anywhere in Lathrop. No named area, zone or homeowners association exception appears in Chapter 5.10.L1Lathrop Municipal Code Chapter 5.10 Short-Term Rental Prohibition, secs. 5.10.010 through 5.10.040 (Ord. 24-457, adopted April 8, 2024; introduced March 11, 2024) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer because there is nothing to transfer. Lathrop issues no short-term rental permit or licence; the use itself is prohibited citywide, so a buyer cannot inherit or apply for one. Chapter 5.10 contains no grandfathering, no family or heir exception, no trust or entity exception, and no transfer-application window. City approved hotels are excluded from the definition of short-term rental in sec. 5.10.020.L15.10.020, 5.10.030 (no permit exists to transfer) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
5.10.030“A short-term rental is expressly prohibited within the city limits.” source
5.10.020“a use that provides lodging in a single-family or multi-family residential dwelling unit, for compensation, for a period of 30 or fewer consecutive calendar days” source
Citation: Lathrop Municipal Code Chapter 5.10 Short-Term Rental Prohibition, secs. 5.10.010 through 5.10.040 (Ord. 24-457, adopted April 8, 2024; introduced March 11, 2024)
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