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In some vacation places, such as Monterey, it's illegal to rent a house/apartment for less than a month without a hotel license. These laws predate AirBnB by d
by anamax 14y ago
In some vacation places, such as Monterey, it's illegal to rent a house/apartment for less than a month without a hotel license.
These laws predate AirBnB by decades.
- gav 14y agoIn some vacation spots the law is even tougher. Long Beach, NY is worried about people renting a house and having all their friends stay: Not more than two (2) persons not related to each other by blood, adoption or marriage, living and cooking together in a single dwelling unit. A lot of towns also expect you to get a rental permit too.
- sureshv 14y agoDoesn't seem too difficult to get a 'free' license and pay the occupancy tax. I've stayed in various beach rentals along the California coast for 2 weeks at a time and have been charged occupancy tax. http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/taxcollector/TOT.html http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/taxcollector/TOT.html
- anamax 14y agoAt that link, you'll see "Monterey County Planning and Building Inspection Department requires Homeowners wishing to pursue short term residential rentals (7-30 days) to obtain an Administrative Permit." In other words, you can't just pay the tax. On http://www.mcar.com/montereycounty.html http://www.mcar.com/montereycounty.html, we find: County of Monterey Non-Coastal: Administrative permit required for rentals less than 30 days in R-1 zoning district Minimum rental period 7 days Zoning Ordinance 21.64.280 Coastal: Contact: Planning and Building Inspection Department (831) 883-7500 I'd guess that the county is easier to deal with on this than the various cities (where the hotels and the bulk of the housing are).