Inglewood, CA Short-Term Rentals: Night Caps (2026)
Key Facts
- Unhosted annual cap
- 90 nights per calendar year
- Booking block length
- 30 consecutive days or less
- Bookings per stay
- One booking per dwelling per stay
- Records retention
- 3 years of stay/payment records
- Vacation rental cap
- Same 90-day limit, § 8-140(5)
Summary
Renting out an entire Inglewood home while the host is away is capped at 90 nights per calendar year, in blocks of 30 consecutive days or less, under Municipal Code Section 8-139(4). Hosted rentals, where the host stays on site, have no such cap.
Short-term rental unhosted may be allowed for a maximum of ninety nights per calendar year, but in blocks of thirty consecutive days or less.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4954608; v8 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
" Section 8-137 defines "short-term rental unhosted" as renting an entire dwelling unit for which the host does not remain in the unit, and limits it to one booking per dwelling per stay, meaning a host cannot split the unit into multiple simultaneous unhosted rentals to get around the cap. The same ninety-day, thirty-day-block structure carries over into vacation rentals under Section 8-140(5), since a vacation rental is legally defined as a type of unhosted short-term rental at a secondary property. Every unhosted rental still requires the full short-term rental permit package under Section 8-141, including a 365-day residency history for the host, liability insurance of at least $500,000, and annual permit renewal.
Exceeding the 90-night cap is not merely a technical breach: Section 8-139(2) bars assigning or transferring the permit to dodge the limit, and Section 8-141(16) requires the host to keep three years of stay-length and payment records that the City can inspect under Section 8-141(17), which is how the Code Enforcement Division checks compliance with the annual cap.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the 90-night unhosted cap or falsifying stay records is grounds for permit denial, suspension or revocation under Section 8-142(3)(a)-(b), effective 15 calendar days after the City mails notice of intent to revoke. The host can appeal to the Permits and Licenses Committee within 15 calendar days for a non-refundable fee set in the Master Fee Schedule; the Committee's decision is final.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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