Entry 15: California
Los Angeles home-sharing, San Francisco certification and its 90-night cap, San Diego tiers and lottery, and SB 346 disclosure.
The entry guide
Working guides on this file
California California City Permit Types Compared Home sharing, certification, tier licences and local permits side by side. Guide California California Coastal Zone Short-Let Rules How coastal rules add a layer for properties near the California coast. Guide California California Enforcement, Fines and Permit Revocation How California cities enforce permits and caps, and how hosts respond. Guide California California Host Checklist Before Listing A single per-property checklist for California city, state, building and tax duties. Guide California California Hosted Versus Unhosted Stays Why the hosted distinction decides caps, permits and listings across California cities. Guide California California Platform Tax Collection: Limits Hosts Must Know Where platform tax collection stops, and which tax duties remain with the host. Guide California California SB 346 Platform Disclosure, Explained How cities compel platform disclosure, what hosts see, and why listing accuracy matters more. Guide California California Transient Occupancy Tax for Hosts Who collects, who remits, and how hosts reconcile tax across cities and platforms. Guide California Lake Tahoe Short-Term Rental Rules A lake straddling counties and a state line, and why Tahoe hosting needs address-level checks. Guide California Los Angeles 120-Night Cap, Explained How the 120-night home-sharing cap is counted, and what hosts do as it approaches. Guide California Los Angeles Home-Sharing Ordinance, Explained Primary-residence home sharing, registration, and how the Los Angeles system works. Guide California Monterey and Carmel Short-Term Rental Rules Two Monterey Peninsula cities, their local approaches, and why each needs its own file. Guide California Palm Springs Short-Term Rental Permit Desert-city permitting, neighbourhood rules, and seasonal hosting in Palm Springs. Guide California San Diego Tiered Licensing, Explained How San Diego tiers separate hosting patterns, and what each tier means for a host. Guide California San Diego Whole-Home Lottery, Explained Why whole-home licences are allocated by lottery in some areas, and how hosts approach it. Guide California San Francisco 90-Night Cap, Explained The unhosted cap, how it differs from hosted stays, and how to track it. Guide California San Francisco Short-Term Rental Certification, Explained How certification works, what it covers, and how it differs from a general licence. Guide California Santa Monica Short-Term Rental Rules A coastal city with strict home-sharing limits, and why Santa Monica needs its own check. Guide