County jurisdiction · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in unincorporated Los Angeles County?
RestrictedIn unincorporated Los Angeles County a short-term rental must be the host's registered primary residence, with unhosted stays capped at 90 nights per year. The registration certificate is non-transferable and becomes void immediately when ownership changes, so a buyer must qualify and register from scratch.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L17.96.040.A · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyThe code does not limit rentals to hosted stays.L1Title 7 Div. 3 Ch. 7.96 (Ord. 2024-0015 Sec. 1, 2024); Title 22 Sec. 22.140.770 (Ord. 2024-0054, adopted 2024-10-08, effective 2024-11-07) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe rental must be the operator's primary residence.L17.96.030.P · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Night capUnhosted rentals are capped at 90 nights per year.L1Title 7 Div. 3 Ch. 7.96 (Ord. 2024-0015 Sec. 1, 2024); Title 22 Sec. 22.140.770 (Ord. 2024-0054, adopted 2024-10-08, effective 2024-11-07) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsUn-hosted stays capped at 90 nights per calendar year; no annual cap on hosted stays; no countywide numeric permit cap. Vacation rentals (whole homes that are not the host's primary residence) are ineligible. Coastal zone properties are subject to exceptions in 22.140.770(B).L17.96.040.D.6 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsRegistration certificates are non-assignable and non-transferable and become null and void immediately upon an ownership, lease, or sublease change (7.96.040.H). No family, heir, trust, or entity exceptions appear in the code text we read. A buyer must establish the home as their own primary residence and register anew.L17.96.040.H · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the county's own words
7.96.040.A“Before Primary Residences are rented as Short-Term Rentals to any Guest, a Person must submit an Application and obtain a Short-Term Rentals Registration Certificate from the Tax Collector” source
7.96.040.D.6“Un-Hosted Stays may not exceed ninety (90) nights per calendar year” source
7.96.040.H“Short-Term Rentals Registration Certificates are non-assignable, non-transferable, and will be null and void immediately upon an ownership, lease, or sublease change” source
7.96.030.P“Primary Residence means a Host's permanent residence or usual place of return for housing as documented by at least two (2) of the following in the Host's name: motor vehicle registration, driver's license, voter registration, property tax bills [...]” source
Citation: Title 7 Div. 3 Ch. 7.96 (Ord. 2024-0015 Sec. 1, 2024); Title 22 Sec. 22.140.770 (Ord. 2024-0054, adopted 2024-10-08, effective 2024-11-07)
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