Council caps un-hosted short-term rentals at 1,000 with new law
An ordinance governing short-term rentals will limit un-hosted units to 1,000 citywide and provide for an opt-out option.
Short term rental ordinance poised to be adopted by City Council
As written, the law would allow non-Long Beach residents to operate short term rental units in the city.
Short-term rental ordinance could be pushed back in wake of reduced budget
During the last budget cycle, the City Council redirected money intended for regulating short term rentals and now enforcement of the ordinance could be delayed by a year.
Officials move to regulate short-term rentals in Long Beach
The law put into place by the City Council also limits hosts to having two non-primary residence units, and requires hosts to maintain $1 million in property liability insurance and register with the city, which will collect a transient occupancy tax of 12 percent on guest stays, much like it does with hotels in the city.
Councilwoman wants to hear your thoughts on how to regulate short-term rentals
The meeting is primarily for the councilwoman to listen to what community members want for short-term rentals.
Here are 3 options Long Beach came up with for regulating Airbnb and other short-term rentals
All options would apply a 12 percent tax on the short-term rentals, require that a city registration number be included in all listings and create a 24-hour complaint hotline for the city.
City to reveal possible short-term rental regulation ‘packages’ Wednesday
On Wednesday night, city officials will present possible regulation “packages” that could include any combination of rules.
Potential short-term rental regulations worry Long Beach hosts
Long Beach tries to balance the interests of short-term rental hosts and neighbors in a community forum.
Long Beach is gathering input on a short-term rental policy; here’s how to participate
Participants in Saturday’s workshop will get the chance to score possible regulations in the new ordinance.
Community Input Sought As Long Beach Crafts Short-Term Rental Ordinance
Short-term rentals (STR), more commonly referred to by the websites they’re secured through like Airbnb, are currently banned in Long Beach but listings on such sites still persist. At a meeting last year city staff acknowledged that it lacked the resources to enforce the ban so some members of the city council asked if they could amend the city’s municipal code to regulate them.