Extended Home Share: Carson vs El Monte
How do extended home share rules compare between Carson, CA and El Monte, CA?
Carson has fewer restrictions than El Monte.
Carson, CA
Los Angeles County
Carson has no tiered Extended Home-Sharing permit (the way Los Angeles offers an Extended Home-Sharing tier under LAMC §12.22 A.32 to exceed the 120-night cap). Because Carson does not impose any night cap on short-term rentals in the first place, there is also no need for an extended-stay tier. The 30-day transient threshold in CMC §6400 is the only stay-length rule — at exactly 30 consecutive days the rental ceases to be 'transient' and falls outside the TOT and outside any landlord-tenant carve-outs for under-30-day lodging.
View full Carson rules →El Monte, CA
Los Angeles County
El Monte has no extended home-share approval pathway (no equivalent to Los Angeles' Extended Home-Sharing or Santa Monica's home-share ordinance). All residential rentals under 30 days are prohibited under Title 17 Zoning regardless of duration limits.
View full El Monte rules →Key Facts Comparison
| Fact | Carson | El Monte |
|---|---|---|
| Transient threshold | Under 30 consecutive days (CMC §6400) | - |
| Extended-share permit tier | None — not needed (no night cap to exceed) | - |
| 30+ day stays | Convert to tenancy; AB 1482 / Civ. Code §1946.2 attaches after 12 months | - |
| Security deposit cap | Civil Code §1950.5 (up to 1 month for unfurnished, 2 months for furnished as of AB 12 effective 7/1/2024) | - |
| Extended home-share program | - | None — no STR tier exists |
| Annual night cap | - | Not applicable (use prohibited) |
| Long-term rentals (30+ days) | - | Allowed — subject to AB 1482 (Cal. Civ. Code §1947.12) statewide rent cap |
| TOT rate (hotels) | - | 10% of rent (EMMC Title 3) |
Highlighted rows indicate differences between cities.
Carson FAQ
Can I host a 60-day stay in Carson?
Yes — but at 30+ consecutive days the guest becomes a tenant under California law. The TOT no longer applies, and you must follow landlord-tenant rules including Civil Code §1950.5 security-deposit limits and (after 12 months) AB 1482 just-cause termination rules under Civil Code §1946.2.
Does Carson have an 'Extended Home-Sharing' permit like Los Angeles?
No. Carson has no two-tier STR permit system. Los Angeles' Extended Home-Sharing tier (LAMC §12.22 A.32) exists to let hosts exceed LA's 120-night annual cap — Carson has no such cap, so no extended tier is needed.
What changes at the 30-day mark?
The 9% TOT (CMC §6400) stops applying because the guest is no longer a 'transient.' California landlord-tenant law begins to govern, including written-agreement best practices, security-deposit limits (Civ. Code §1950.5), habitability obligations, and eventual AB 1482 coverage.
El Monte FAQ
Can I get extended home-share approval like in Los Angeles?
No. El Monte has not adopted any extended or capped home-sharing framework. All stays under 30 days remain prohibited.
What's the longest 'short' stay I can host legally?
The 30-day floor is firm. Stays of 30 or more consecutive days fall outside the STR definition and are governed by standard residential tenancy law, including AB 1482 if applicable.
Could the City adopt a home-share ordinance in the future?
Possibly, but the most recent Zoning Code amendment (05-14-25) did not introduce one. Monitor El Monte Planning Commission agendas for any proposals.
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