Hanford, CA Accessory Structures: ADU Rental Restrictions (2026)

030(A) govern what a Hanford property owner can do with an ADU once it's built. " The section adds that this rule cannot be read to allow "the separate conveyance of an ADU as a condominium as outlined in Government Code Section 66342," so an ADU cannot be split off and sold as its own unit even under condominium-style ownership, subject to the narrow state-law exception referenced in Section 66341 for income-qualified nonprofit or public housing conveyances. Subsection (17) then addresses occupancy: "The rental of an ADU shall be for a term longer than 30 days," which as written bars vacation and other short-term rentals of an ADU outright, limiting the unit to month-to-month or longer tenancies.

The corresponding junior ADU rules in subsection (B) go further: a JADU must record a deed restriction barring separate sale from the primary residence, and either the primary residence or the JADU must be owner-occupied unless the property is held by a government agency, land trust, or housing organization, a condition that does not apply to a standard ADU under subsection (A). , a change in the state ADU statute's minimum rental term or sale restrictions would control over the local text if the two ever diverge.