Inglewood, CA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)
Short-term rental permit rules in Inglewood, CA, also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration, list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Before renting, offering, or advertising any short-term stay
- Host residency
- Must occupy unit as primary residence 365 days prior
- Liability insurance
- Minimum $500,000 coverage required under § 8-141(4)
- Neighbor notice period
- Up to 60-day public comment hold on new applications
- Vacation rental cap
- 90 nights per year, 30-day blocks maximum
- Permit term
- Valid one year, renewable annually
- Enforcement
- Infraction under Gov't Code § 36900; revocation for violations
Summary
Anyone hosting a short-term rental in Inglewood, defined as a stay of thirty days or less, must first obtain a City short-term rental permit under Municipal Code § 8-138. Renting, offering to rent, or advertising a unit without a valid permit is unlawful, and hosts must be natural-person owner-occupants who lived in the unit for the prior year.
Establishment of a short-term rental or vacation rental shall be subject to the approval of a short-term rental permit. No person shall rent, offer to rent, or advertise for rent a unit as a short-term rental without a valid permit issued by the City pursuant to and in the manner provided for by this Article.
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
' To qualify, § 8-137 defines a 'short-term rental host' as a natural person who has occupied the dwelling as a primary residence for the prior 365 consecutive days, established through two of: motor vehicle registration, driver's license, voter registration, tax records or a utility/cell bill. Section 8-141 lists the application requirements: a floor plan showing every bedroom and the location of fire extinguishers, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors; the names of all hosts and a 24/7 local contact; a list of hosting-platform URLs; and, per § 8-141(4), liability insurance of at least $500,000 (or an equivalent platform policy).
Section 8-141(23) requires the City to mail notice of a complete application to the property owner, any HOA, and abutting neighbors, and to hold the file open for public comment for up to sixty days before approval. Hosted rentals, where the host remains on-site, are allowed year-round in blocks of thirty days or less; unhosted 'vacation rentals' are capped at ninety nights per year under §§ 8-139(4) and 8-140(5), and units under active construction permits or with open code violations are ineligible under § 8-139(9). Permits run for one year and must be renewed, and § 8-141(15) makes validity contingent on holding a current short-term rental business tax certificate.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a permit is unlawful under § 8-138, and § 8-147 makes any violation of the Article an infraction, punishable under Government Code § 36900, unless elevated to a misdemeanor. Section 8-142(3) lets the City deny, suspend or revoke a permit for false statements, code violations on the premises, unpaid fees or transient occupancy taxes, or a prior revocation within twelve months; violators must reimburse the City's investigative costs and remit illegally collected rental revenue under § 8-147(3).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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