Los Angeles County · checked 2026-09-24
Can you BnB it in Maywood?
No STR ordinanceMaywood does not regulate short-term rentals; its code mentions them only once, as temporary relocation housing for displaced tenants. The city taxes hotel occupancy by transients at five percent of rent, and no permit, cap, or residency rule applies to short stays under the current code.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNo permit is required; the code has no short-term rental permit program.L18-17.09 · code text · checked 2026-09-24
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L18-17.09 · code text · checked 2026-09-24
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L18-17.09 · code text · checked 2026-09-24
Caps and limitsThe code sets no caps because it does not regulate short-term rentals.L18-17.09 · code text · checked 2026-09-24
Transfer when the home sellsThe city has no short-term rental permit program, so there is no permit to transfer when a home sells.L18-17.09 · code text · checked 2026-09-24
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In the city's own words
8-17.09“Relocation to a motel or hotel accommodation or a short-term rental which is safe, sanitary, comparable to the tenant's sleeping arrangement...” source
3-5.303“For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient shall be subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of five (5%) percent of the rent charged by the operator.” source
Citation: 8-17.09
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Verified from the municipal code (level 1), checked on 2026-09-24 by the CanIBnB research desk. Research is AI assisted and human reviewed; the method, the level system, and the re-check schedule are on the How we verify page. If anything here is wrong, report it and it goes in the public corrections log.