Huntington Park, CA Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

Section 8-21.10 sits in Chapter 21, Rent Stabilization, adopted by the Huntington Park City Council in Ord. 2024-05 and amended by Ord. 2025-14, effective January 8, 2026. Section 8-21.3(a) puts the duty on any person with an ownership interest in a rental unit. A landlord must register each unit that is rented or available for rent for a term exceeding 30 consecutive days, and the initial registration was due within 60 days after the effective date of the chapter.

Registration is complete only when all fees under the chapter are paid and the landlord supplies ownership information; property information; year built; certificate of occupancy date or the date the final permit was issued by the City; the number of total rental units; the bedrooms and bathrooms in each unit; tenant names and move-in dates; the rent in effect and the date and amount of the last rent increase; and a description of the housing services. After the first registration the landlord updates it every year with the registration fee set by the City, within 30 days of the start of a new tenancy, and whenever ownership, management or contact information changes. The seller is responsible for registering the unit before a sale, updating the registry with the new owner's information afterward, and disclosing the ordinance requirements to the buyer before the sale is final.

A landlord claiming an exemption must file a written declaration on a City form with supporting documentation by December 30 of each year. Without it, the unit is treated as subject to the section. A landlord who calls a unit vacant must certify that it is and will remain vacant and secured against unauthorized entry. Exemptions under Section 8-21.3 include units first certified for residential occupancy after February 1, 1995 and a property of no more than two units where the owner lives in one, but exempt units still register.

For every registered unit the landlord must post the City's notice, written in English and Spanish, in a conspicuous common-area location or at the building entries. If there is no common area, the landlord mails the notice to each tenant by certified mail, return receipt requested.