Redondo Beach, CA Accessory Structures: ADU Rental Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum rental term
- 30 consecutive days
- Applies to
- ADUs and JADUs citywide
- Separate sale of ADU
- barred except under Gov't Code § 65852.26
- Governing section
- § 10-2.1506(a)(9) and (b)(1)(b)
Summary
Redondo Beach bans short-term rental of accessory dwelling units. Municipal Code Section 10-2.1506(a)(9) allows an ADU to be rented only for terms of 30 or more consecutive days, and the ADU cannot be sold or conveyed separately from the primary dwelling except through the limited path Government Code Section 65852.26 allows.
The accessory dwelling unit may be rented in full or in part for the purpose of overnight lodging for terms of 30 or more consecutive days, but it shall not be rented or subleased for shorter terms. Neither the single-family primary dwelling nor the accessory dwelling unit shall be sold or otherwise conveyed separately from the other unit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4889554; v14 updated 2026-05-12).
Full Breakdown
1506, once for ADUs generally in subsection (a)(9) and again for streamlined units in subsection (b)(1)(b), and both use the same operative language: an ADU or JADU may be rented in full or in part for overnight lodging of 30 or more consecutive days, but it shall not be rented for overnight lodging or subleased for shorter terms. That closes off vacation-rental and short-term booking platform use of an ADU built under this section. 26, which sets out a narrow process for selling an ADU as a separate interest in limited circumstances.
Because the 30-day floor sits inside the same section that grants ministerial approval, it functions as a standing condition of the permit itself rather than a separate license requirement; the city does not issue a short-term rental permit for an ADU because the underlying zoning approval already forecloses it.
Violations & Fines
Renting an ADU or JADU for stays under 30 consecutive days breaches the condition attached to its zoning approval under Section 10-2.1506(9), exposing the owner to code enforcement action for a zoning violation independent of any separate short-term rental ordinance. Selling or transferring an ADU apart from the primary dwelling outside the Government Code Section 65852.26 process is likewise a violation of the recorded conditions on the unit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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