Can you still rent your Beverly Hills home to short stays in 2026?

Published July 25, 2026

Beverly Hills now prohibits short stay rentals citywide and requires a 12 month minimum initial lease, with fines reaching $5,000 a day.

No. As of 2026 the City of Beverly Hills prohibits short stay rentals in all single family and multifamily units across the city, and every residential rental now needs an initial lease term of at least 12 consecutive months. That covers houses, condos, apartments, and ADUs. Administrative fines run up to $5,000 per day, and simply listing a place online can draw a citation.

What actually changed

For years Beverly Hills ran a patchwork. Single family homes could do short stays under six months a couple of times a year, and multifamily units carried a 30 day floor. The City Council moved on July 1, 2025 to replace all of that with one simple rule: a minimum one year lease for single and multifamily residences alike. Mayor Sharona Nazarian summed up the room when she said she was fine with a one year requirement for both.

The city's own guidance is now blunt about it. The official FAQ states that short stay rentals are prohibited in all single family and multifamily units throughout the City of Beverly Hills, and that after the initial 12 month term a lease may convert to month to month. So the long lease is the front door. Once your resident is a year in, the normal rhythm of a tenancy resumes.

One detail catches a lot of owners off guard. The ban is not just about who sleeps there. Renting out an outdoor area on its own counts too. The FAQ specifically names pools and yards, so the poolside afternoon booking and the backyard event rental fall under the same prohibition as the guest room.

The number that matters: $5,000 a day

Beverly Hills did not write a soft rule. Administrative fines reach up to $5,000 per day for renting or advertising a short stay rental. Read that as per day, not per booking. A listing that sits up for two weeks is not one violation. It is a meter running.

And the listing itself is the trigger. The city says an online listing subjects the owner to a citation regardless of rental status, which means you do not need a guest to check in to be exposed. An old Airbnb page you forgot to take down, a Vrbo profile from three summers ago, a furnished posting advertising a 30 day stay. If it is live and it offers less than a year, it is a problem.

How would the city know? It says it actively monitors vacation rental websites and investigates complaints, and it takes anonymous reports by phone, email, and an online portal. In a city this dense and this watched, a neighbor who does not love the rotating suitcases is all it takes.

What about historic homes and ADUs?

This is the question we get most, because a lot of the most beautiful properties in the city are landmark homes, and several of them have a guest house or an ADU out back that has quietly paid for itself for years. When the Council took this up, members voiced support for studying a narrow exemption for historic landmark properties with accessory dwelling units. The article counted roughly 19 historic landmark residences in the city, of which five or six have accessory units.

Support for studying an idea is not the same as an exemption on the books. Unless and until the city adopts a specific carve out through the proper process, the safe assumption is that your ADU or guest house is covered by the 12 month rule like everything else. If you own a landmark home and you have been running the back unit as a short stay, this is the one to confirm with a licensed professional before your next booking, not after.

What this means for your building

Here is the plain readout for an owner.

If you were doing short stays, that income stream is closed in Beverly Hills, and the exposure for keeping it open is steep. The move is not to push your luck. It is to convert. A well kept Beverly Hills home or unit on a 12 month lease is a genuinely strong asset in a market where people want to stay. You made a good decision buying here. The rules just changed the shape of how it earns.

Three concrete steps. First, take down every short stay listing tied to the property, everywhere, even the dormant ones, because the listing alone is citable. Second, look at your current arrangements. Anything structured under a year, including a furnished 30 day setup that used to be fine for a multifamily unit, now needs to become a real 12 month lease. Third, price and market the place as the longer term home it now has to be. Furnished year leases are a real niche on the Westside, and a year term with a strong resident is often steadier income than a summer of turnovers ever was, without the cleaning crews and the gaps.

The math is worth doing honestly. A short stay calendar looks great on the peak weekends and hides the vacant Tuesdays, the platform fees, and the wear. A single reliable resident on a year lease trades the ceiling for the floor. In a city that just made the ceiling illegal, the floor is the whole game.

Common questions

Does the ban apply to my ADU or guest house?

Treat it as yes. The city's guidance lists ADUs among the units where short stay rentals are prohibited. Council members discussed studying a narrow exemption for historic landmark properties with accessory units, but studying an idea is not an adopted rule. Until the city puts a specific carve out in place, assume your ADU is covered and confirm with a licensed professional.

I have a furnished unit I used to rent for 30 days at a time. Is that still allowed?

No. The old 30 day floor for multifamily units is gone. Every residential rental now needs an initial term of at least 12 consecutive months. You can still furnish it and market it to corporate or relocation renters. It just has to be a year lease.

What is the actual penalty if I leave a listing up?

Administrative fines reach up to $5,000 per day, and the city says an online listing subjects you to a citation regardless of whether anyone has booked. The listing itself is the trigger, so the first move is to pull every short stay posting tied to the property.

Last verified: July 25, 2026. Rules change and enforcement details vary by property. This is general information for property owners, not legal advice. Confirm the Beverly Hills short stay rental ordinance, the 12 month minimum lease term, any historic property exemption, and the current fine amounts with a licensed professional before acting.

Kellie

Schofield Properties

323 Richmond Street, El Segundo, CA 90245

Topics: market, beverly-hills, westside, regulation, leasing

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