What to Know
- Hosts must now register and pay an $89 fee to the city.
- Homeowners must register only one primary residence at a time.
- There's a 120-day annual renter cap.
The city of Los Angeles has new rules for Airbnb home-sharing.
The guidelines began July 1, 2019 and these new regulations change the way hosts book rentals.
Hosts must now register and pay an $89 fee to the city. Homeowners will be able to register only one primary residence at a time and adhere to a 120-day annual renter cap. The ordinance also stops the sharing of rent-stabilized units even if the host owns the apartment.
Hosts have until Nov. 1, 2019 to register and pay fees.
Here's what hosts need to know about the home-sharing ordinance:
• Hosts must ensure eligibility before paying the register fee for home-sharing.
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• Hosts can't participate without written landlord approval.
• Hosts may not register for or operate more than one home-sharing rental unit at a time in the city.
• Rent-controlled units are not eligible for home-sharing.
• Hosts can't share their home for more than 120-days unless they have registered for an extended home-sharing permit. The extended home-sharing option allows hosts to rent out residences for an unlimited number of days. To get approval from the city, hosts must pay an $850 fee. To qualify, they need to be registered with the city for at least six months or hosted for at least 60 days. Hosts who have received a citation in the past three years will be disqualified, unless they pay a $5,660 fee to have their case reviewed.
• Hosts can't book more than one set of guests at a time.
• Hosts must not use the property for commercial events.
• Hosts must adhere to occupancy limits, which allow for a maximum of two persons (excluding children) per habitable room.
• Hosts must only post listings on hosting platforms that are specified in the home-sharing application.
• Only the host’s primary residence can be rented out, defined as the place where a host lives for at least six months per year.
• Nonresidential buildings such as storage sheds, trailers, yurts, and tents and temporary structures are not eligible for home-sharing.
• Hosts are responsible for providing a Code of Conduct to all guests with rules about noise and late night outdoor parties.
Hosts may sign up to receive more updates.
The new rules were passed in December 2018 after three years of consideration by the City Council. The guidelines are the city's first attempt to regulate LA's short-term rentals.
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