Long Beach, CA Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)
Short-term rental permit rules in Long Beach, CA, also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration, list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
Key Facts
- Registration term
- 1 year, non-transferable
- Renewal disqualifier
- 3+ citations in any 18 months
- Records required for renewal
- 1 year of TOT records under § 3.64.080
- Renewal application deadline
- 45 days after City review, or lapses
- Non-primary cap filing deadline
- 30 days before expiration once cap is reached
Summary
Long Beach Municipal Code § 5.77.040 makes an STR registration valid for one year, non-transferable, and renewable only if the operator pays the fee, submits a year of records, and has not racked up three or more citations in any eighteen-month period.
A.A STR registration is valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance. It may not be transferred or assigned and does not run with the land. A STR registration may be renewed annually if the operator: (1) pays the renewal fee; (2) provides information concerning any changes to the previous application for, or renewal of, the STR registration; (3) submits records described in Section 3.64.080 for the last year to demonstrate compliance with this Chapter; (4) provides updated written documentation as applicable; and (5) is not the subject of any active or pending criminal or civil investigations, or actions involving violence pursuant to the City's Municipal Code and/or the California Penal Code. ... D.A STR registration shall not be renewed if the STR owner or operator has accumulated three (3) or more citations during any contiguous eighteen (18) month timeframe.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 52 Update 1 | City Charter: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
040(A) fixes the term of a Long Beach STR registration at one year from issuance. It cannot be transferred or assigned to a new owner and does not run with the land, so a sale of the property extinguishes the registration. 080, provide updated documentation, and not be the subject of any pending criminal or civil investigation or action involving violence under the Municipal Code or California Penal Code. Subsection (B) gives the City discretion to require a re-inspection of the property as a condition of renewal.
Subsection (C) bars renewal outright if the property or its owner/operator is the subject of active code enforcement action, and subsection (D) is an automatic disqualifier: three or more citations accumulated in any contiguous eighteen-month window makes the registration ineligible for renewal. 030(B)(4) has been reached, an operator must file a renewal application at least thirty days before expiration or the registration lapses automatically. As with initial registration, failing to complete a renewal application within forty-five days of City review voids it, requiring a fresh application and fee. Outstanding code enforcement citation fees on the property also block renewal under subsection (G).
Violations & Fines
Letting a registration lapse and continuing to operate reverts the property to unregistered status, triggering the advertising/booking-without-registration violations in Section 5.77.090(A)(5)-(7), each punishable by the flat $1,000 per-violation fine set in Section 5.77.090(G) with an immediate citation under 5.77.090(B).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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