La Habra has no host-presence or hosted-versus-unhosted rule for short-term rentals because STRs are prohibited citywide. No configuration of host presence makes a short-term rental lawful.
Cities that permit STRs sometimes distinguish 'hosted' stays (owner present) from 'unhosted' whole-home rentals. La Habra draws no such distinction because Ordinance No. 1836 bans short-term residential rentals of all types under Table 18.06.040.A of the zoning code. Whether or not the host remains on the premises, a rental of 30 days or less is a prohibited use. There is no local contact, on-site host, or responsible-party requirement in the code because no STR is permitted in the first place. Longer-term rentals of 30 days or more are unaffected.
Host presence does not affect enforcement; any short-term rental is a prohibited land use and nuisance enforced by La Habra Code Enforcement and Police regardless of whether the owner is present.
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