Confirm the Property
Verify the address, jurisdiction, property type, eligibility rules, and private restrictions.
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West Hollywood Home Sharing Business License: Application Guide
West Hollywood STR application guide: verify eligibility, prepare evidence, use the official channel, confirm issuance, and maintain tax and renewal records.
- Property eligibility
- Official sources
- You control every submission
Approval path
One Property, One Ordered Path from Requirements to Renewal.
Prepare the Required Records
Bring the host, ownership, residence, tax, insurance, and supporting records into one file.
Follow 5 Ordered Stages
Work through the government sequence, then retain the submitted record and confirmation.
Verify and Maintain
Confirm the issued approval, publish required details, and track taxes, changes, and renewal.
Do this first
West Hollywood application outcome and first blocker
The outcome is an issued, property-specific West Hollywood Home Sharing Business License.
Only property owners who reside in the unit throughout the stay may obtain the Home Sharing Business License. Renters and unhosted whole-home operators are not eligible.
First blocker: Prove ownership of the West Hollywood unit.
Hosted home-sharing license only
Unhosted vacation rentals remain prohibited; a renter or an absent owner cannot cure ineligibility by paying for a license application.
Warning
Evidence required before the West Hollywood filing
Before opening the West Hollywood case, resolve this first: Prove ownership of the West Hollywood unit. If that condition fails, the application must stop before payment.
Prove ownership of the West Hollywood unit.
Save the official West Hollywood evidence used for this decision.
RequiredProve that the unit is the owner’s residence.
Save the official West Hollywood evidence used for this decision.
RequiredCommit to remain in the unit during the guest’s entire stay.
Save the official West Hollywood evidence used for this decision.
RequiredGovernment identification
Use the current West Hollywood form or portal wording for this record.
RequiredProof of property ownership
Use the current West Hollywood form or portal wording for this record.
RequiredProof that the unit is the owner’s residence
Use the current West Hollywood form or portal wording for this record.
RequiredHome Sharing Business License and monthly transient-occupancy-tax records
Use the current West Hollywood form or portal wording for this record.
Required
Complete the West Hollywood West Hollywood Home Sharing Business License
Each step has an observable success result and a stop-or-correct path.
Resolve the West Hollywood eligibility class
Prove ownership of the West Hollywood unit. Prove that the unit is the owner’s residence. Commit to remain in the unit during the guest’s entire stay. Success: one supported property and rental class remains. If none remains, stop before payment.
Official portal screenshot Official portal screenshot Official portal screenshot Assemble the West Hollywood evidence packet
Government identification; Proof of property ownership; Proof that the unit is the owner’s residence; Home Sharing Business License and monthly transient-occupancy-tax records. Success: every record names the same address, owner, and rental model. If the city checklist differs, follow the current city checklist.
Official portal screenshot Submit through the official West Hollywood channel
Use https://www.weho.org/city-government/city-departments/community-safety/neighborhood-and-business-safety/business-licensing-and-permits/home-sharing-license. Use the current Home Sharing Business License registration page for the applicable charge; temporary wildfire-related waivers do not establish the normal fee. Success: retain the case identifier, submitted files, and payment record. If returned, correct the existing case.
Official portal screenshot Verify issuance before advertising
Success is the active West Hollywood Home Sharing Business License, not a payment or submitted status. Unhosted vacation rentals remain prohibited; a renter or an absent owner cannot cure ineligibility by paying for a license application.
Official portal screenshot Set the West Hollywood recurring controls
West Hollywood states a 12.5% transient occupancy tax, filed monthly by the last day of the following month. Maintain ownership, residence, hosted-presence eligibility, the business license, and monthly tax filings.
Maintain the issued West Hollywood record
Preserve proof that the property stayed eligible after issuance.
Keep the approved property and rental class unchanged
Only property owners who reside in the unit throughout the stay may obtain the Home Sharing Business License. Renters and unhosted whole-home operators are not eligible.
RequiredMaintain the local tax record
West Hollywood states a 12.5% transient occupancy tax, filed monthly by the last day of the following month.
RequiredRenew on the city schedule
Maintain ownership, residence, hosted-presence eligibility, the business license, and monthly tax filings.
RequiredRecheck before ownership or operator changes
Unhosted vacation rentals remain prohibited; a renter or an absent owner cannot cure ineligibility by paying for a license application.
Required
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I apply before resolving West Hollywood eligibility?
No. Prove ownership of the West Hollywood unit.
What proves the West Hollywood application succeeded?
The active, property-specific West Hollywood Home Sharing Business License; payment or submitted status is not issuance.
What if West Hollywood returns the application?
Correct the cited mismatch in the existing West Hollywood case and retain the agency response. The correction must still satisfy this controlling boundary: Unhosted vacation rentals remain prohibited; a renter or an absent owner cannot cure ineligibility by paying for a license application.
What continues after approval?
West Hollywood states a 12.5% transient occupancy tax, filed monthly by the last day of the following month. Maintain ownership, residence, hosted-presence eligibility, the business license, and monthly tax filings.