Huntington Park, CA Accessory Structures: ADU Rental Restrictions (2026)

Items 14 and 15 of § 9-3.2650 set the rental rules for accessory dwelling units in the City of Huntington Park, as part of Article 26 adopted by Ordinance 2025-13 and effective January 23, 2026. Item 14 separates renting from selling. An ADU can be rented separate from the main dwelling unit, so an owner can lease the ADU to one household and live in or lease the main house to another. What the owner cannot do is sell or otherwise convey the ADU separate from the main dwelling unit.

The one exception covers a property built or developed by a qualified nonprofit corporation where the buyer is a qualified buyer and meets the other requirements specified in Government Code Section 66341. Item 15 sets the minimum lease term: if an ADU or JADU is used as a rental unit, it must be used for rentals of terms 30 days or longer. That language covers both unit types, so a JADU is held to the same floor as a full ADU, and nightly or weekly rentals of either unit fall below the printed minimum.

Owner-occupancy is a separate topic: item 13 requires the owner to occupy only where a JADU shares sanitation facilities with the primary residence. The ADU must also be permitted first. Section 9-3.2630 requires a minor development permit, a ministerial action without discretionary review or a hearing, with approval or a denial with comments due within 60 days of a completed application. Section 9-3.2620 sends anything the article does not enumerate to the California Government Code.