Paramount, CA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)

Section 17.44.195 of the Paramount Municipal Code was added by Ordinance 1211 on 1/13/2026 under the heading Rental housing in residentially developed properties. It does two things in two sentences. First, it sets a floor on rental term: no dwelling unit, in whole or in part, can be rented for a term shorter than 30 consecutive calendar days. Second, it states flatly that short-term rentals are prohibited.

The definitions in § 17.04.010 repeat the same 30-day line: a short-term rental is a dwelling unit in whole or in part rented for a term shorter than 30 consecutive calendar days. The words in whole or in part matter in the City of Paramount, because renting a single room of an owner-occupied house for a weekend falls under the ban just as renting the entire house does.

Because the rule is a prohibition, there is no short-term rental permit to apply for under this section, no registration number to display and no cap or lottery to enter. A host in a residentially developed property in the City of Paramount who wants to rent must sign terms of at least 30 consecutive calendar days.

Enforcement runs through the general tools of the code. Title 17 names the City Manager or a designee as the enforcing agent (§ 17.04.120). Chapter 1.08 lets any enforcement officer issue an administrative citation to a responsible person, a term that includes a property owner, tenant or manager of real property (§ 1.08.030). The fine comes from a schedule set by City Council resolution, a citation states a correction deadline not to exceed 21 days unless the officer finds a longer period warranted (§ 1.08.060), and the fine is payable within 30 calendar days of issuance (§ 1.08.070).