Pomona Registration Rules Rules (2026): What You Need to Know

Unlike neighboring cities such as Pasadena and Los Angeles that have established registration and licensing frameworks for short-term rentals, Pomona has no such program. The Pomona Zoning Code does not recognize short-term rental, vacation rental, or home-sharing as a permissible residential land use, which means there is no legal mechanism for a resident to register and operate an STR. The question of registration is moot: the underlying activity is prohibited, so no registration pathway exists.

Pomona's Code Enforcement Division has implemented internet-based monitoring to identify residential properties listed on short-term rental platforms. When a Pomona residential address is discovered operating as an STR, the property owner receives a formal notice of violation and is given a compliance period — typically 15 to 30 days — to remove the listing and cease all rental activity for stays shorter than 30 consecutive days. There is no option to come into compliance by registering or obtaining a permit. The City has stated that this monitoring includes periodic sweeps of major platforms and investigation of neighbor complaints.

The only entities that may legally collect payment for lodging stays under 30 days in Pomona are licensed hotels, motels, and bed-and-breakfast establishments operating in appropriately zoned commercial areas. These operators must maintain a current City business license and a Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) account at the rate of 12% of gross rental receipts, remitted monthly to the City's Finance Department. Residential landlords who lease their properties for 30 or more consecutive days are engaged in standard residential tenancy and are not subject to TOT.