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Can you BnB it in Monterey Park?
RestrictedMonterey Park allows short-term rentals of fewer than thirty consecutive days only with a city permit issued under chapter 21.09, which also requires a nuisance response plan, a $1,500 surety bond and advance notice to neighbors within 200 feet. The permit is personal to the permittee and creates no property interest, so a buyer cannot take over the seller's permit and must apply for a new one.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L121.09.030(A) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Monterey Park Municipal Code chapter 21.09, sections 21.09.010 to 21.09.170 (Ord. 2200 section 2, 2020) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1Monterey Park Municipal Code chapter 21.09, sections 21.09.010 to 21.09.170 (Ord. 2200 section 2, 2020) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsThe chapter has no transfer or change of ownership section. Section 21.09.100(A) says the permit does not create a property interest and is personal to the permittee, so it does not run with the land and does not pass to a buyer. Applications must be filed by a natural person (21.09.070). No family, heir, spouse, trust or entity exception appears anywhere in chapter 21.09, and no transfer application window or grace period is given. A buyer would have to apply for a new permit, including a new nuisance response plan, a new surety bond and new notice to neighbors within 200 feet.L121.09.100(A) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
21.09.020“"Short-term rental" means a dwelling unit other than a unit located in a hotel or motel that is rented to a person or persons for a period shorter than thirty consecutive days.” source
21.09.030(A)“For any person to own, operate, or maintain a short-term rental without a valid permit issued pursuant to this chapter.” source
21.09.100(A)“A permit does not create a property interest and is personal to the permittee.” source
Citation: Monterey Park Municipal Code chapter 21.09, sections 21.09.010 to 21.09.170 (Ord. 2200 section 2, 2020)
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