Monterey Park, CA Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)

Section 21.09.120(G) lists the disclosures every short-term rental lease or rental agreement must contain, which must also be posted conspicuously inside the unit. Paragraph (7) requires notice that amplified sound, including radios, televisions and other electronic devices, is subject to the noise regulations elsewhere in the Municipal Code, while paragraph (8) requires a lease prohibition on illegal loud parties and warns tenants that the City can recover the cost of any special enforcement needed to address a loud party. Beyond the lease terms, Section 21.09.120(C) requires owners to obtain a signed acknowledgment from the primary adult occupant taking legal responsibility for every occupant's and guest's compliance with the chapter, and Section 21.09.120(G)(13) makes the owner responsible for responding once a nuisance complaint alleges unreasonable noise, disorderly conduct, or a code violation; the owner must promptly respond and take timely corrective action to prevent a recurrence, and failing to do so is itself declared a violation of Chapter 21.09.

Section 21.09.110(A)(2) defines a return phone call to the complainant within 30 minutes of the initial complaint as prompt, and timely corrective action as a call to the unit's primary adult occupant within that same window. Owners must keep the nuisance response plan naming the responsible person on file with the Director and posted inside the property, and every applicant must notify all residences and businesses within 200 feet before filing the permit application.