Booking platforms operating in Long Beach must require hosts to display a city registration number, may be asked to remove non-compliant listings, and share data supporting transient occupancy tax collection under LBMC Chapter 5.65.
Platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo are expected to verify that listings include a Long Beach STR registration number before publishing or accepting bookings. The city can issue notices identifying unregistered or revoked listings and require platform removal within set timeframes. Platforms also handle pass-through collection of the city's transient occupancy tax under collection agreements, remitting tax directly. Hosts remain primarily liable for compliance, but platform cooperation makes enforcement scalable across thousands of listings without door-to-door inspection.
Platforms ignoring removal notices, or hosts publishing on platforms that bypass registration checks, may face listing takedowns, administrative fines, and loss of TOT pass-through privileges under LBMC 5.65.
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