Market overview
Allowed, with material limits.
Santa Monica allows only hosted home-sharing: the host rents rooms in their own primary residence and stays on site for the whole visit, with a City permit and business license.
Property eligibility: Not assessed A market overview can't tell whether a specific home qualifies (zoning, permits, HOA).
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Stays of 31 nights or more fall outside the short-term rental rules, but longer stays are only partly open here: some are limited to certain tenants, buildings or areas.
Some stays above this length are still limited here; the full report has the details.
Guests staying this long can gain tenant rights, such as protection from eviction.
Not legal advice. The legal framework, notes and sources are in the full report.
17 rules on record for Santa Monica, 14 of them from government sources. Every rule traced to its official source. How we research
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Source: City of Santa Monica Code Enforcement Division (homesharing.santamonica.gov, official), checked 5 Nov 2026. Official links, citations and how to apply come with a paid plan.
Yes, with material limits. Santa Monica allows only hosted home-sharing: the host rents rooms in their own primary residence and stays on site for the whole visit, with a City permit and business license.
Yes, a license or registration is required.
17% in total on stays, on our records.
No night cap is on record.
Fines of up to $750 are on record.
Stays of 31 nights or more fall outside the short-term rental rules, but longer stays are only partly open here: some are limited to certain tenants, buildings or areas. Some stays above this length are still limited here; the full report has the details. Guests staying this long can gain tenant rights, such as protection from eviction.
We last checked the short-term rental rules for Santa Monica on 5 Nov 2026.
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