VRBO rental questions (Los Angeles county)

[Pete Peterson]

I want to rent my entire furnished home (Pacific Palisades primary residence) as a summer vacation rental in 2016. I'm trying to decide if I will aim to rent for 30 days of less or not.

The thing that really concerns me are these Liberal eviction laws that favor guests. What is the procedure if they refuse to leave? Do I have to go through that whole 3 - 6 month unlawful detainer legal process? Or can I just call the Sheriff? I read on the Internet what I thought said that when someone stays for 30 days or less, and their occupancy is subject to the state’s hotel occupancy tax then they are a “guest” and have no "tenant" rights. True? I read NOLO's California Landlording book and there was NO mention about short-term rentals. Waste of $30 for that book.

[Jayden Hakunti]

Originally posted by @Pete Peterson:

If true then I think this notion that "if someone stays for more than 30 days then they have squatter rights" is a myth.

 In order to pursue adverse possession in California, one must have pay the tax note for the property for at least 5 years, and have open and notorious possesion of the property. THen to file quite title action in superior court. Meaning you have the property in your possession and it's known to others that you have it. Easy way to avoid this for the property owner is to have taxes paid up-to-date and checkup on vacant properties. If the owner never gave one permission to occupy premises and has taxes up-to-date then that would just be simple trespassing. Unless somehow the trespasser got keys to the property then it would be hard to prove trespassing.