Accessory dwelling units: proof of residential occupancy requirements.

However, existing law authorizes a local agency to require that the property be used for rentals of terms 30 days or longer.

This bill would additionally authorize a local agency to require the property owner to certify, as specified, that the accessory dwelling unit will be occupied as a residential dwelling unit for at least 6 months out of each calendar year. The bill would authorize the local agency to annually recertify, as specified, that the accessory dwelling unit is occupied as a residential dwelling unit for at least 6 months out of each calendar year. The bill would require the local agency, in enforcing the annual recertification provisions described above, to include at least 2 notices to the owner of the accessory dwelling unit, and would prohibit the local agency from, among other things, charging more than a reasonable fine for failure to comply with the above-described annual certification provisions, as specified.