Thousand Oaks ADUs may be rented as long-term housing (terms longer than 30 days). Short-term rental of an ADU is restricted by Gov. Code §65852.2(a)(6) and TOMC Title 9 — ADU rentals must exceed 30 days. JADUs carry an additional recorded deed restriction explicitly barring short-term rental.
California Gov. Code §65852.2(a)(6) allows local agencies to require that ADU rentals be for terms longer than 30 days, effectively excluding ADUs from Airbnb-style short-term rental use. Thousand Oaks's Title 9 ADU regulations conform to this standard. Long-term rental of an ADU is permitted by-right. For JADUs, Gov. Code §65852.22 and TOMC Title 9 require a recorded deed restriction that prohibits using the JADU as a short-term rental for any period less than 31 days. Under existing TOMC standards an ADU cannot be sold separately from the primary dwelling — AB 1033 condominium conversion is permissive at the state level but is an opt-in that Thousand Oaks has not adopted by default. Long-term tenancies in an ADU are subject to the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482, Civ. Code §§1946.2 and 1947.12), which caps annual rent increases (5% + CPI, max 10%) and requires just-cause for eviction after 12 months of tenancy, with limited single-family/ADU exemptions that require a specific lease notice.
Renting an ADU for less than 31 days violates TOMC Title 9 and (for JADUs) the recorded deed restriction. Enforcement is via administrative citations under TOMC Chapter 1, with continuing daily violations. Hosts also expose themselves to back-tax assessment for unpaid Transient Occupancy Tax (TOMC Title 3) and potential civil penalties.
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