Permitted, with conditions
This city requires the owner to live at the property. If you do not, you do not qualify at any price.
| Application fee one-time | $100.00 |
| STR permit / registration annual | $458.40 |
| Business licence annual | $75.00 |
| Inspection | not verified |
| First-year total | $633.40 |
| Permit renewal | not verified |
| Business licence annual | $75.00 |
| Recurring annual | $75.00 |
Combined lodging tax: 17.0% of revenue. Charged on what you earn, so it is not in the totals above.
1 figure is not yet verified against the city (Inspection). They are left out of the total rather than counted as zero, so the real first-year cost is higher than shown.
Conditions attached
- The proposed host must live on site and be present throughout each visitor's stay. Only home-sharing is permitted; non-owner occupied whole-home rentals (vacation rentals) are generally prohibited under the Home-Sharing Ordinance.
- Liability cover of at least $500,000.00 required.
Source: https://www.santamonica.gov/media/Document%20Library/Business%20License%20Forms/INFO-Home-Share%20Admin%20Regs.pdf
Checked 2026-09-23 · SMMC Chapter 6.20