Hotels & Lodging in Los Angeles County, CA (2026)

3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 17 cities in Los Angeles County, California.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Transient Occupancy Tax

Unincorporated LA County charges a 12% Transient Occupancy Tax on all hotel and short-term stays of 30 consecutive days or less, collected by the operator at the time rent is paid and remitted quarterly to the Tax Collector.

Hotels: Transient Occupancy Tax

Some Restrictions

Los Angeles County Code §§ 4.72.020, 4.72.040

D."Hotel" means any structure in the unincorporated territory of the county, or any portion of any such structure, which is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes, and includes any hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, studio hotel, bachelor hotel, lodging house, rooming house, apartment house, dormitory, public or private clu...

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Hotel Worker Retention

Hotel and janitorial employers in unincorporated LA County must offer available positions in writing to laid-off workers who qualify, prioritized by seniority, giving them at least 10 business days to accept or decline.

Hotels: Worker Retention

Some Restrictions

Los Angeles County Code § 8.22.030

A.Priority for Laid Off Workers. An Employer shall make the offer to a Laid Off Worker in writing, to the last known mailing address, email, and text message phone number, to the extent the Employer possesses such information, of any position which is or becomes available after this Chapter's effective date for which the Laid Off Worker is qualified. A Laid Off Worker is qualified—and must be o...

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Hotel Living Wage

Hotel employers in unincorporated LA County must pay room attendants double their regular rate for every hour worked on any day their cleaning workload exceeds 3,500 square feet (for hotels with 40+ rooms) or 4,500 square feet (for smaller hotels).

Hotels: Living Wage

Some Restrictions

Los Angeles County Code § 8.21.050(A)

For Hotels with fewer than 40 Guest Rooms, a Hotel Employer shall not require a Room Attendant to clean rooms amounting to a total of more than 4,500 square feet of floor space in any eight-hour workday, unless the Hotel Employer pays the Room Attendant twice the Room Attendant's regular rate of pay for each and every hour worked during the workday. For Hotels with 40 or more Guest Rooms, a Hot...

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