Inglewood, CA Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Section 8-142(3) lists five grounds on which the City Manager or designee may deny, suspend, or revoke a short-term rental permit: material misrepresentation on the application, a violation of any provision of Article 11 or applicable law occurring on the premises, an official's notice of an existing health or safety violation, a prior revocation of a permit for the property within the last twelve months, and delinquency on fees, assessments, or taxes owed to the City, including transient occupancy tax. The repeat-violator rule at Section 8-142(3)(d) is property-based, not host-based: it bars the address itself from re-permitting for a full year after a revocation regardless of who applies, closing the loophole of simply reapplying under a different host's name.

The only exception is a bona fide change of ownership, which the new owner must affirmatively demonstrate to the City. Any denial, suspension, or revocation, including one triggered by the twelve-month bar, does not take effect until fifteen calendar days after the City mails the notice of intent, and the applicant may appeal to the Permits and Licenses Committee during that window by filing a non-refundable fee at the Finance Department. The Committee must hold the appeal hearing within forty-five calendar days of filing and issue its decision within ten days after the hearing; that decision is final and not subject to further administrative review.