While traditional hotel chains were decimated by a precipitous drop off in overnight stays, the West Hollywood-based staycation business is seeing booming times in many of its far-flung, short-term rental spots that are short drives from big metropolitan areas or in hidden Shangri-Las.įor instance, it offers luxury-living everywhere from California’s Paso Robles wine country, where a seven-bedroom home with four bathrooms and an Olympic-sized swimming pool rents for $2,765 a night, to $659 a night for a two-bedroom ocean view bungalow on Hawaii’s Oahu island. We will continue to advocate for changes that will enable people to rent out their homes.As the world emerged from the pandemic earlier this year, the well-off didn’t hold back on bookings at AvantStay Inc.’s high-end homes for family retreats or celebrating with friends. We are committed to working with local officials to clarify how local rules impact the short-term rental community. Your lease (or other contract) might also have specific details.
You should be able to find out more by contacting your housing authority (such as a community council) or landlord. Other contracts and rulesĪs a host, you need to understand and abide by other contracts or rules that bind you, including leases, co-op rules, HOA rules, or other rules established by tenant organizations. If you need additional help, contact the Revenue Division by email at or by phone at (949) 718-1997.
Next, you’ll need to add your permit number to your Airbnb listing to your listing to finalize your registration with the City. Step 3: Add your permit number to your listing Send your application and payment here:Īfter the city processes your application, you’ll receive your Short Term Lodging permit.
Short-term rental registration costs $104 for the short term lodging permit and $179 for the business license plus a $4 state fee. The process is easy, simply fill out and send in the Business License Tax Application and the Short Term Lodging Application. If you are eligible, apply for a short-term rental license on the City’s website. If your listing is exempt, you don’t need to register, but you will still need to claim an exemption through Airbnb to keep hosting. Long term stays, hotels and motels are exempt from registering as short-term rentals.
If one or more of your properties is not eligible as a short-term rental, you can switch to long-term stays (31 or more consecutive nights).
You can use this link to determine your eligibility. Start the registration process on the City’s website. Registration requirementsĪnyone who hosts short-term stays (fewer than 30 consecutive calendar days) in Newport Beach is required to register their short-term rental with the city. If you have more questions after reviewing these resources, we recommend visiting Newport Beach’s website, contacting Newport Beach’s licensing agencies directly, and/or consulting a local lawyer or tax professional. As a platform and marketplace, we do not provide legal advice, but we want to give you some useful links and information that may help you get familiar with the new rules. When deciding whether to become an Airbnb host, it is important for you to understand the laws in the City of Newport Beach.