Hawthorne, CA Short-Term Rentals: Night Caps (2026)
Key Facts
- Annual day cap
- 90 days per calendar year
- Zones barred entirely
- Industrial and commercial zones
- Citywide secondary-residence permits
- Capped at 10 per year
- Max permits per owner
- 1 secondary-residence permit
- Permit expiration
- December 31 annually
Summary
Hawthorne limits a vacation rental, a short-term rental that is not the owner's primary residence, to no more than ninety total rental days per calendar year, and bars vacation rentals entirely from industrial and commercial zones.
Vacation rentals, as defined in this chapter, are permitted for no more than a total of ninety days during the calendar year but are not permitted in any industrial or commercial zones of the city.
Full Breakdown
010 as a dwelling unit that is not the owner's primary residence and is offered for temporary lodging for compensation, excluding single-room occupancy buildings, hotels, month-to-month rentals and corporate housing. 040 caps a duplex at one short-term rental unit, and a triplex or four-unit planned development at two units, with the designated units locked in for the year and barred from rotating among the dwellings. 020(B) and must be renewed annually with proof of business-license and transient occupancy tax compliance. Operating past the ninety-day cap, or operating a vacation rental in a commercial or industrial zone, is treated as an unpermitted use of the chapter and exposes the owner to the same enforcement track as any other short-term rental violation.
Violations & Fines
A vacation rental that exceeds the ninety-day annual limit, or that operates in an industrial or commercial zone in violation of Section 17.74.050, is enforced under Section 17.74.090 as a misdemeanor carrying a fine up to one thousand dollars, up to six months in jail, or both; the city may instead issue an administrative citation under Chapter 1.23B or abate the property as a public nuisance under Chapter 8.20.
Frequently Asked Questions
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