La Puente requires lodging operators to collect a transient occupancy tax from guests but does not currently have a permanent short‑term rental ordinance. Chapter 5.06 of the municipal code defines a “hotel” broadly to include hotels, motels, inns, rooming houses, apartment houses, rental units, mobile homes or similar structures used by transients for dwelling or lodginghttps://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/lapuente/latest/lapuente_ca/0-0-0-20983#:~:text=5. Transients (stays of 30 days or less) must pay a tax equal to ten percent of the rent, which is collected by the operator and constitutes a debt owed to the cityhttps://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/lapuente/latest/lapuente_ca/0-0-0-20983#:~:text=For%20the%20privilege%20of%20occupancy,is%20not%20paid%20to%20the. Operators are required to state the tax separately from rent and cannot advertise that they will absorb or waive the taxhttps://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/lapuente/latest/lapuente_ca/0-0-0-20983#:~:text=5. Short‑term rental hosts should consult the city for current rules; in 2025 the city enacted an interim urgency ordinance establishing a moratorium on the advertising and operation of short‑term vacation rentals while staff study permanent regulations. Source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/lapuente/latest/lapuente_ca/0-0-0-20983