Los Angeles, CA Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)
Key Facts
- Suspension trigger
- 2 citations: 30-day suspension (or longer if citation remains open)
- Revocation trigger
- 3 sustained citations within one registration year
- Post-revocation ban
- 1 year from effective date of Notice of Intent to Revoke
Summary
Two citations suspend a Los Angeles home-sharing registration for 30 days; three citations sustained within a registration year result in revocation and a one-year ban from home-sharing.
(c)(4) Suspensions and Revocations. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,712, Eff. 1/23/23, Oper. 1/22/24; Ord. No. 187,930, Eff. 7/7/23.) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary, the Director may require the suspension, modification, discontinuance or revocation of any Home-Sharing registration if it is found that the Host has violated this subdivision or any other city, state, or federal regulation, ordinance or statute.
(i) Suspension. If a Host receives two Citations, the Host's Home-Sharing registration shall be suspended for 30 days or as long as at least one Citation is open, whichever is longer. The suspension shall become effective 15 days after the mailing of a Notice of Intent to Suspend the Host. If a Host initiates an appeal of either Citation, the suspension will take effect only if the appeal is not resolved entirely in the Host's favor.
(ii) Revocation. If three Citations have been issued to the Host and have been sustained (after exhaustion of any related remedies, including appeals) within a registration year, the Host's Home-Sharing registration shall be revoked.
b. Pursuant to the revocation, the Host shall be prohibited from participating in Home-Sharing for one year from the effective date of the Notice of Intent to Revoke.
Full Breakdown
LAMC § 12.22 A.32(c)(4) establishes a graduated enforcement ladder. The Director of Planning may require suspension, modification, discontinuance, or revocation whenever the host has violated this subdivision or any city, state, or federal regulation. A citation includes enforcement actions by LADBS, LAHD, LAPD, or LAFD, as well as administrative citations under LAMC Article 1.2. The first enforcement tier (Suspension) is triggered by two citations: the registration is suspended for 30 days or until all open citations are resolved, whichever is longer, effective 15 days after the Notice of Intent to Suspend. If an appeal is pending, suspension takes effect only if the appeal is not fully resolved in the host's favor. The second tier (Revocation) is triggered when three citations have been sustained after exhaustion of all appeals within a single registration year. Revocation becomes effective 15 days after the Notice of Intent to Revoke, and the host is prohibited from home-sharing for one year from that effective date.
Violations & Fines
Receiving two citations (triggers 30-day suspension); having three citations sustained within one registration year (triggers revocation and one-year prohibition from home-sharing).
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I appeal a citation to avoid suspension?
After revocation, how soon can I re-apply for home-sharing?
Sources & Official References
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