Los Angeles County · checked 2026-09-13
Can you BnB it in West Hollywood?
RestrictedWest Hollywood bans vacation rentals and allows only licensed home sharing, meaning renting a room in a primary residence the owner or leaseholder lives in at least 270 days a year while remaining present during the stay. The license is tied to the resident host, so a buyer cannot take it over and rental or income restricted units are excluded entirely.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L15.66.020 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Hosted onlyOnly hosted rentals are allowed; the host must be present.L1WHMC Ch. 5.66 (Ord. 18-1024 Sec. 2, 2018; Ord. 24-33, 11/18/2024); WHMC 19.36.331 (voter initiative, with enforcement provisions in 19.80.120) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Primary residenceThe rental must be the operator's primary residence.L15.66.010 · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsChapter 5.66 has no explicit transfer clause. The license is a business license held by the owner or leaseholder, who must reside in the unit at least 270 days per year and be present at least 4 hours in every 24 hour period during a stay, so it cannot pass with the property; a buyer must occupy, qualify, and obtain their own license. Home sharing is barred entirely in rental units and income restricted units.L15.66.020, 5.66.030 (code silent on transfer) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
5.66.020“No person shall offer, facilitate an offer, or conduct home sharing at any property unless it has obtained a valid business license to conduct home sharing at the property.” source
19.36.331“No person shall offer, facilitate an offer, aid, or provide a vacation rental to any transient.” source
5.66.010“any residential unit that the owner or leaseholder resides in for at least two hundred seventy days per year” source
5.66.010“The renting or offering for rent a room or part of a room in a primary residence for a period of thirty days or less while the owner or leaseholder resides in the unit.” source
Citation: WHMC Ch. 5.66 (Ord. 18-1024 Sec. 2, 2018; Ord. 24-33, 11/18/2024); WHMC 19.36.331 (voter initiative, with enforcement provisions in 19.80.120)
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