Condo Rules For Guests In Los Angeles
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In cities like Oakland, Berkeley, and San Francisco, tenants are obligated to allow inspections for reasonable viewings of their rental units by a landlord, potential buyers, or real estate agents.
In general, California law permits tenants to have guests. That's because tenants can treat rentals like their own homes. A tenant doesn't need to seek a landlord's permission to invite guests over.
You can only short-term rent your “primary residence,” where you live at least half the year. So, not a second home or investment or vacation property. Essentially this means you can short term rent extra rooms, or the entire unit if you are on vacation or otherwise away. 2.
Legally, all tenants do not have to be on a lease agreement in California. However, landlords should definitely consider including all tenants of legal age on the lease. There are some exceptions to this rule, though, depending on the situation of your tenant.
Here are the states that do explicitly state when guests are considered tenants: StateWhen guests become tenants Arizona After 29 days California After 14 days within 6 months or 7 consecutive nights Colorado After 14 days, within 6 months Connecticut After 14 days, within 6 months19 more rows •
Here are the states that do explicitly state when guests are considered tenants: StateWhen guests become tenants California After 14 days within 6 months or 7 consecutive nights Colorado After 14 days, within 6 months Connecticut After 14 days, within 6 months Florida After 14 days within 6 months or 7 consecutive nights19 more rows •
An HOA has the authority to enforce the rules and regulations of the community using the community rules, or “bylaws and covenants.” These rules are considered “agreed upon” since homeowners approve them through board-elected representatives.
What are unenforceable HOA rules? Keep you out of court. Hush up litigation. Discriminate indiscriminately. Enter your home without cause or notice. String you out on the (clothes)line. Fine you for fun. Change rules on the fly. Demand you take down your dish.
This means that HOAs can prohibit short-term rentals, such as Airbnb and VRBO listings which would rent the unit or lot or room within the unit or lot while the owner still occupies it, if they don't require a minimum lease term longer than 30 days.
In 2024, the California legislature passed an amendment that allowed online elections to be held within HOAs. It recognized that this could open the door to digital vote manipulation within the HOA's management, though, so the state mandated that each HOA election needed to have an independent inspector of elections.
