Inglewood, CA Short-Term Rentals: Host Platform Liability (2026)

Section 8-143 of the Inglewood Municipal Code imposes six duties on short-term rental hosting platforms operating in the City. First, a platform is deemed the host's agent for transient occupancy tax purposes and must collect and remit TOT under Article 8 of Chapter 9 (Section 8-143(1)). Second, platforms must disclose to the City each month, in electronic form, every short-term or vacation rental listing located in Inglewood, along with the responsible person's name, the listing address, length of stay, and price paid (Section 8-143(2)). Third, once the City gives written or electronic notice that a listing is unpermitted or unauthorized, the platform has five calendar days to remove it (Section 8-143(3)).

Fourth, a platform may not collect any fee, directly or through an intermediary, for services ancillary to an unregistered rental, including insurance, concierge services, catering, or property management (Section 8-143(4)). A platform that operates purely online and complies with subsections (1) through (4) is presumed compliant with the Article, though it remains subject to the City's administrative subpoena power under Section 8-147(6) (Section 8-143(5)). Within forty-five days of the ordinance's effective date, platforms with Inglewood listings had to give the City contact information for an employee who handles City requests and possible-violation inquiries (Section 8-143(6)).

The duties yield to any conflicting guidelines a platform follows under a City Council resolution (Section 8-143(7)), and the whole section is subject to preemption by state or federal law (Section 8-143(8)).