Inglewood, CA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Per-room cap
- 4 persons per room, max 2 adult guests
- Bedroom definition
- At least 70 sq ft, door-enclosed, own bathroom access
- Posting requirement
- Max occupant count posted inside unit's main entry door
- Guest parking limit
- One vehicle per booking under § 8-141(10)
- Set at
- City's initial inspection before permit issuance
- Enforcement
- Infraction under Gov't Code § 36900; permit revocation risk
Summary
Inglewood caps every short-term rental at four people per room, no more than two of them adult guests, under Municipal Code § 8-139(8). Hosts must post the unit's maximum overnight occupant count on the inside of the front door alongside parking limits and a 24/7 contact number, per § 8-141(13).
In a short-term rental, there shall be no more than four persons per room of which again will consist of no more than two adult guests per room. ... Agrees to affix the short-term rental permit on the inside of the main entry door of each short-term rental unit to which it applies. The interior display will also contain the maximum number of overnight occupants permitted to stay in the unit, any parking restrictions, and a twenty-four-hour, seven-day per week local phone number of the agent responsible for the short-term rental unit.
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 8-139(8) sets a flat numeric cap: 'there shall be no more than four persons per room of which again will consist of no more than two adult guests per room.' The limit applies per bedroom as defined in § 8-137, which requires a 'bedroom' to be at least seventy square feet, separated from other rooms by a door, and accessible to a bathroom without crossing another bedroom, so a host cannot inflate capacity by counting closets, living rooms or dens.
Hosts must disclose the resulting cap to guests before check-in: § 8-141(11) requires providing 'noise regulations, quiet hours, trash and recycling requirements to prospective guests, prior to their occupancy,' and § 8-141(13) requires affixing the permit to the inside of the unit's main entry door with a display that 'will also contain the maximum number of overnight occupants permitted to stay in the unit, any parking restrictions, and a twenty-four-hour, seven-day per week local phone number.' Guest street parking is separately limited to one vehicle per booking under § 8-141(10). The occupancy count is set during the City's initial inspection, defined in § 8-137, which requires Code Enforcement to 'determine maximum occupancy and parking capacity for the property' before a permit issues, and is re-verified at renewal inspections.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the posted occupancy limit is a violation of Article 11 subject to permit denial, suspension or revocation under § 8-142(3)(b) for 'a violation of any provision under this Article,' and is separately an infraction under § 8-147(1), punishable per Government Code § 36900 unless prosecuted as a misdemeanor. Hosts also risk losing their permit if renewal inspections under § 8-137 find the unit's actual occupancy or parking capacity no longer matches what was posted at initial inspection.
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Sources & Official References
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