Los Angeles County · checked 2026-09-27
Can you BnB it in Palos Verdes Estates?
BannedPalos Verdes Estates prohibits short term and vacation rentals in its R-1 and R-M residential zones, and it separately prohibits advertising such rentals. The prohibitions were adopted in 2016 by Ordinances 716 and 717, were last amended by Ordinance 725 in 2017, and remain in the current code, which includes legislation through March 10, 2026.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseNone available: short-term rentals are prohibited, so there is no permit to apply for.L118.04.021 · code text · checked 2026-09-27
Caps and limitsThere are no permit caps because the use itself is prohibited in the residential zones; the code text we read contains no hosted or unhosted exception of any kind.L1PVEMC 18.04.021(C) and (D); PVEMC 18.08.011(C) and (D); Ord. 716 (2016), Ord. 717 (2016), Ord. 725 (2017) · code text · checked 2026-09-27
Transfer when the home sellsThere is no permit program to transfer; the prohibition attaches to the zone, so it applies to every property in the R-1 and R-M zones regardless of a change in ownership.L1PVEMC 18.04.021(C) and (D); PVEMC 18.08.011(C) and (D); Ord. 716 (2016), Ord. 717 (2016), Ord. 725 (2017) · code text · checked 2026-09-27
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In the city's own words
18.04.021“The following uses are prohibited in the R-1 zone:” source
18.04.021(C)“Short-term or vacation rental.” source
18.04.021(D)“Short-term or vacation rental advertisement. No person or entity shall maintain any advertisement of a rental prohibited by this section.” source
18.08.011(C)“Short-term or vacation rental.” source
Citation: PVEMC 18.04.021(C) and (D); PVEMC 18.08.011(C) and (D); Ord. 716 (2016), Ord. 717 (2016), Ord. 725 (2017)
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