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AllowedLong Beach allows short term rentals with a city registration, but caps non-primary residence registrations at 800 citywide and 350 in the coastal zone, limits each operator to one primary and one non-primary short term rental, limits how many units in a building can be registered, and allows neighbors in a census block group to petition to ban un-hosted rentals. The registration cannot be transferred or assigned and does not run with the land, so a buyer must apply for a new one and compete against those caps.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L15.77.030 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1LBMC Chapter 5.77, sections 5.77.010 through 5.77.120, enacted by ORD-25-0001 sec. 1, 2025, with sections 5.77.060 and 5.77.080 amended by ORD-26-0004 secs. 1 and 2, 2026; transient occupancy tax at LBMC 3.64.030 and 3.64.035 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe code does not require the rental to be the operator's primary residence.L1LBMC Chapter 5.77, sections 5.77.010 through 5.77.120, enacted by ORD-25-0001 sec. 1, 2025, with sections 5.77.060 and 5.77.080 amended by ORD-26-0004 secs. 1 and 2, 2026; transient occupancy tax at LBMC 3.64.030 and 3.64.035 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Night capUnhosted rentals are capped at 90 nights per year.L1LBMC Chapter 5.77, sections 5.77.010 through 5.77.120, enacted by ORD-25-0001 sec. 1, 2025, with sections 5.77.060 and 5.77.080 amended by ORD-26-0004 secs. 1 and 2, 2026; transient occupancy tax at LBMC 3.64.030 and 3.64.035 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Permit capPermits are capped at 800.L15.77.030.B.4 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsCitywide cap of 800 dwelling units for non-primary residence short term rental registrations, LBMC 5.77.030.B.4, unless the City Council directs otherwise by ordinance or resolution. Within the coastal zone the maximum number of non-primary dwelling units registered as short term rentals is 350. Per operator: no more than one primary residence short term rental and no more than one non-primary residence short term rental. Per building, LBMC 5.77.030.B.3: buildings of 2 to 10 units, one short term rental; 11 to 50 units, 10 percent; 51 to 100 units, 12 percent; 101 or more units, 15 percent. LBMC 5.77.080 lets property owners petition to prohibit un-hosted short term rentals inside a census tract block group; a petition needs signatures of a majority of the property owners of residential real property within the boundaries, runs in an annual window of 180 days from January 1 to June 30, and a resulting restriction lasts a minimum of three years and then continues indefinitely unless removed by a later petition. The 90 nights is a night cap on un-hosted stays in a primary residence short term rental, not a permit cap.L15.77.030.B.4 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsThe registration may not be transferred or assigned and does not run with the land, LBMC 5.77.040.A. It is issued to the operator, is valid for an annual term and must be renewed. No family, heir, spouse, trust, entity or LLC exception, no transfer application window and no grace period appears in the chapter. A buyer of a registered property must apply for a new registration in the buyer's own name and will be subject to the caps that apply at that time, including the 800 unit citywide cap and the 350 unit coastal zone cap for non-primary residences. One related sale provision appears in the enforcement rules: after a revocation, no dwelling unit on that parcel may be registered for a minimum of twelve months.L15.77.040.A · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
5.77.030“No person or entity shall advertise, rent, or operate a short-term rental in the City unless a short-term rental (STR) registration has been issued by the City.” source
5.77.040.A“It may not be transferred or assigned and does not run with the land.” source
5.77.030.B.4“The total number of non-primary residence STR registrations allocated shall not exceed eight hundred (800) dwelling units, unless otherwise directed by the City Council by ordinance or resolution. In the coastal zone, the maximum number of non-primary dwelling units registered as STRs is three hundred fifty (350).” source
5.77.050.C“Un-hosted stays in a primary residence STR shall be limited to a maximum of ninety (90) days per the annual term of registration.” source
Citation: LBMC Chapter 5.77, sections 5.77.010 through 5.77.120, enacted by ORD-25-0001 sec. 1, 2025, with sections 5.77.060 and 5.77.080 amended by ORD-26-0004 secs. 1 and 2, 2026; transient occupancy tax at LBMC 3.64.030 and 3.64.035
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