Critical Finding
See whether the property can operate now, what blocks it, and which exception may apply.
Local guide
West Hollywood Short-Term Rental Laws
West Hollywood STR rules for 2026: Hosted home-sharing license only. Check eligibility, permits, fees, taxes, renewal, enforcement, and official sources.
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Compliance layers
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Address Context
Confirm zoning, current land use, jurisdiction, and the rules that actually govern the address.
Required Approvals
Get the permits, licenses, documents, inspections, and tax registrations needed before launch.
Recommended Path
Follow prioritized next steps, deadlines, renewal duties, and viable alternatives when rules change.
Decision rule
West Hollywood STR status and eligibility
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.
West Hollywood home sharing covers compensated stays of fewer than 31 days in an owner’s residence while the owner remains in the unit for the entire guest stay.
Unhosted vacation rentals remain prohibited; a renter or an absent owner cannot cure ineligibility by paying for a license application.
Hosted home-sharing license only
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.
Warning
Rules that materially change a West Hollywood STR decision
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.
- Regulated use
- West Hollywood home sharing covers compensated stays of fewer than 31 days in an owner’s residence while the owner remains in the unit for the entire guest stay.
- Eligibility boundary
- 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.
- Government charge
- Use the current Home Sharing Business License registration page for the applicable charge; temporary wildfire-related waivers do not establish the normal fee.
- Tax record
- West Hollywood states a 12.5% transient occupancy tax, filed monthly by the last day of the following month.
- Renewal or continuing duty
- Maintain ownership, residence, hosted-presence eligibility, the business license, and monthly tax filings.
West Hollywood property and operator eligibility
Resolve these West Hollywood-specific conditions before an application or advertisement.
Prove ownership of the West Hollywood unit.
Keep evidence for this West Hollywood condition with the property file; if it fails, stop before payment.
RequiredProve that the unit is the owner’s residence.
Keep evidence for this West Hollywood condition with the property file.
RequiredCommit to remain in the unit during the guest’s entire stay.
Keep evidence for this West Hollywood condition with the property file.
Required
Records required for the West Hollywood approval path
Use the current West Hollywood source or form as the checklist owner.
Government identification
Match this record to the same West Hollywood address, owner, and rental model.
RequiredProof of property ownership
Match this record to the same West Hollywood address, owner, and rental model.
RequiredProof that the unit is the owner’s residence
Match this record to the same West Hollywood address, owner, and rental model.
RequiredHome Sharing Business License and monthly transient-occupancy-tax records
Match this record to the same West Hollywood address, owner, and rental model.
Required
West Hollywood filing, tax, renewal, and enforcement controls
The city approval, tax record, and continuing duties remain separate evidence.
Open the official West Hollywood application path
Use https://www.weho.org/city-government/city-departments/community-safety/neighborhood-and-business-safety/business-licensing-and-permits/home-sharing-license and select the property-specific path supported by the eligibility evidence. Success means the city accepts the correct application class; otherwise stop and correct the address or category.
Confirm the West Hollywood charge before payment
Use the current Home Sharing Business License registration page for the applicable charge; temporary wildfire-related waivers do not establish the normal fee. Retain the city receipt with the submitted version.
Maintain the West Hollywood tax record
West Hollywood states a 12.5% transient occupancy tax, filed monthly by the last day of the following month.
Renew without losing eligibility
Maintain ownership, residence, hosted-presence eligibility, the business license, and monthly tax filings.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the first West Hollywood eligibility check?
Prove ownership of the West Hollywood unit.
What approval or fee applies in West Hollywood?
West Hollywood Home Sharing Business License. Use the current Home Sharing Business License registration page for the applicable charge; temporary wildfire-related waivers do not establish the normal fee.
What must continue after West Hollywood 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.
What should stop a West Hollywood launch?
Unhosted vacation rentals remain prohibited; a renter or an absent owner cannot cure ineligibility by paying for a license application.