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Can you BnB it in Rancho Palos Verdes?

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Permit or licenseNone available: short-term rentals are prohibited, so there is no permit to apply for.L117.02.026(A) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Rancho Palos Verdes issues no short-term rental permit or license, so there is nothing to transfer on sale. A buyer cannot inherit or acquire a right to operate a short-term rental in a residential zone, because the use itself is prohibited.L1RPVMC 17.02.026 (Code 1981, sec. 17.02.026; Ord. No. 592U, sec. 4, 12-20-2016; Ord. No. 593, sec. 4, 1-17-2017) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words

17.02.026(A)“No person shall operate a short-term rental in a single-family residential zoning district.” source
17.02.026(B)“No responsible party shall post, publish, circulate, broadcast or maintain any advertisement of a short-term rental prohibited in any of the city's single-family residential zoning districts.” source

Citation: RPVMC 17.02.026 (Code 1981, sec. 17.02.026; Ord. No. 592U, sec. 4, 12-20-2016; Ord. No. 593, sec. 4, 1-17-2017)

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