The Extended Home-Sharing permit

By los-angeles.com EditorialEdited by Dolev NehoraiLast updated October 16, 2026Fees checked against LA City PlanningReviewed by Gregory G. Brown, Esq., Brown & Charbonneau, LLP

Extended Home-Sharing is the permit that lets a registered host rent out more than 120 nights a year. It is a separate application, it costs $850 on top of the $89 registration, and it is not granted automatically.

It lifts the night limit. It does not lift anything else: the unit still has to be your primary residence, a rent stabilized unit is still excluded, and a renter still needs notarized written approval from their landlord.

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What it changes and what it does not
Who can apply
Applications can be refused
Common questions

What it changes and what it does not

The only thing it changes is the number of nights. Every other condition of the ordinance continues to apply, which is worth being clear about because the permit is often described as though it were a general exemption. The primary residence test is one of them, and it is the test that excludes most ADUs.

The short-term rental checker runs those other conditions against an address, which is the order to take them in: the permit question comes last rather than first.

Who can apply

Extended Home-Sharing is for hosts who have already been doing this: a valid Home-Sharing registration held for at least 6 months is a condition of applying, so it is not a permit a first-time host can start with. Neighbors are notified as part of the application, which is the part most likely to surprise somebody expecting a form and a fee.

The city sets further criteria beyond those two, and they are not listed here because this site has not read them off the ordinance. Take that as a gap on this page rather than as a short list you can check yourself against: City Planning's own Home-Sharing pages are where the full set is.

Can I Airbnb This Address?

Checks a specific LA address against the Home-Sharing Ordinance, including the rent stabilization exclusion that disqualifies most listings.

Applications can be refused

Approval is not a formality. A history of complaints or violations at the property can weigh against it, so the permit is best applied for before problems accumulate rather than after.

Common questions

Can I list more than 120 nights while my application is pending?

No. The standard limit applies until the permit is granted. Exceeding 120 nights on the basis of a pending application is a violation like any other.

How much does the Extended Home-Sharing permit cost?

$850, and it is charged on top of the $89 registration rather than instead of it, so the first year of home sharing beyond the cap costs both. An application that has to go to discretionary review rather than being handled over the counter costs $5,660, which is the figure worth knowing before you apply. City Planning sets all three and revises them, so check the current schedule if you are reading this long after it was published.

Do I still need the standard registration as well?

Yes. Extended Home-Sharing sits on top of registration rather than replacing it, so a host needs both and the registration number still has to appear on the listing. A permit without a current registration behind it does not make a listing lawful.

Does the permit let me list a property I do not live in?

No, and this is the most common misunderstanding about it. The permit lifts the number of nights and nothing else. The primary residence requirement, the exclusion of rent stabilized units and the notarized landlord approval a renter has to file all continue to apply exactly as they did before. It is also why the permit is no route into renting out a unit you hold purely as an investment: that is prohibited whatever the night count.

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The rules on this page were last checked by a person on October 16, 2026