Short-Term Rentals in Gardena, CA (2026)

Gardena Municipal Code § 5.76.040

Home sharing permits shall only be granted to applicants who are the owners or qualifying tenants of the proposed home sharing rental as specified in this chapter. A host may be issued only one home sharing permit within the city. ... Home sharing permits shall be valid for a five-year period commencing April 15th of one year and ending on April 14th, five years later. ... The city shall issue ...

Gardena Municipal Code § 5.76.060(N)(4)

N. The host must provide a good neighbor policy notice to all guests that advises, at a minimum, the following: ... ... 4. That the city noise provisions require noise levels to be reduced from ten p.m. to seven a.m.;

Gardena Municipal Code § 5.76.030

No person may rent, offer to rent, or advertise a home sharing rental to another person without a valid business license. The business license must be renewed on a yearly basis. ... No person may rent, offer to rent, or advertise a home sharing rental to another person without a valid home sharing permit approved and issued in the manner set forth in this chapter. ... All home sharing hosts sha...

Gardena Municipal Code § 5.76.060(F)

F. There must be a minimum of two parking spaces on site per unit, which need not be in an enclosed garage. Parking must meet the requirements of Chapter 18.40. At least one parking space per reservation must be made available to guests and such parking may include the required parking as well as driveway spaces. Tandem parking spaces are acceptable provided each tandem space measures at least ...

Gardena Municipal Code §§ 5.76.020, 5.76.060(D)

"Bedroom" means any habitable space in a dwelling unit other than a kitchen, bathroom or living room that is intended for or capable of being used for sleeping, is at least seventy square feet in area with no dimension less than seven feet, has a window to the outside, is separated from other rooms by a door, and is accessible to a bathroom without crossing another bedroom. ... ... D. Only bedr...

Gardena Municipal Code § 5.76.050(D)(3)

Once an applicant has been notified that they will receive a home sharing permit for the following period, the applicant shall have forty-five days to provide the city with the information listed below. ... ... 3. Proof of general liability insurance in the amount of one million dollars combined single limit. Insurance must be kept up to date on a yearly basis and a copy of the policy must be p...

Gardena Municipal Code §§ 5.76.020, 5.76.060(A)

"Lives on site" means maintains a physical presence in the home sharing rental including, without limitation, all of the following: the storing of one's clothes and other personal effects, sleeping overnight, preparing and eating meals, and engaging in other activities of the type typically engaged in by a person residing in a dwelling unit. ... ... A. The host must reside on site in a bedroom,...

Gardena Municipal Code §§ 5.76.020, 5.76.040

"Home sharing" means renting, for a period of thirty consecutive days or less, of one or more bedrooms in a dwelling unit that is the primary residence of the host, while the host lives on site, in the dwelling unit, throughout the guest's stay. ... "Primary residence" means the residential unit where the host resides for at least one hundred eighty-three nights per year. A host can have only o...

Gardena Municipal Code § 5.76.130(B)

If the property upon which a home share unit is located is the subject or the site of three final violations of any of the provisions of this chapter, or of Chapter 8.36 (Noise), 8.64 (Real Property Nuisance), or 9.68 (Emergency Personnel Response Fee for Unruly Gatherings), Title 15 relating to violation of building codes, or any combination thereof, the home sharing permit for the unit shall ...

Gardena Municipal Code § 5.76.110(A), (E)

A. Unless an alternative arrangement is authorized by the administrative guidelines, a hosting platform shall be responsible for collecting all transient occupancy taxes applicable to bookings completed through the hosting platform and for remitting the same to the city. ... ... E. A hosting platform shall not collect or receive a fee or other financial benefit, directly or indirectly through a...