Long Beach, CA Short-Term Rentals: Extended Home Share (2026)
Key Facts
- STR threshold
- Under 31 nights
- Long stay
- 31+ nights = tenancy
- AB 1482
- After 12 months
- TOT
- Not collected
Summary
Stays of 31 or more consecutive nights fall outside Long Beach STR rules and statewide TOT, operating instead as residential tenancies subject to landlord-tenant law including AB 1482 once the tenant accrues sufficient occupancy.
Notwithstanding any other law, after a tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a residential real property for 12 months, the owner of the residential real property shall not terminate a tenancy without just cause, which shall be stated in the written notice to terminate tenancy. ... This section shall not apply to the following types of residential real properties or residential circumstances: (1) Transient and tourist hotel occupancy as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1940.
Full Breakdown
Long Beach STR Ordinance LBMC 5.65 and California transient occupancy tax frameworks apply only to stays of fewer than thirty-one nights. Bookings of thirty-one or more consecutive nights are residential tenancies, not transient lodging, meaning no STR registration is required for that booking, but the host becomes a residential landlord subject to civil code, fair-housing rules, security-deposit caps, and after twelve months of continuous occupancy the just-cause and rent-cap protections of California AB 1482 and Civil Code section 1946.2.
Violations & Fines
Treating a long-term tenant as a transient guest, attempting summary lockouts, or skipping AB 1482 disclosures may trigger wrongful eviction claims, statutory damages, and Long Beach Tenant Helpline complaints.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I owe TOT on a 35-night stay?
When do tenant protections kick in?
Sources & Official References
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