Furnished rental management in Malibu.

Malibu STR ordinance + LA County DCBA rules

Most addresses in Malibu fall inside the incorporated City of Malibu and follow the city's STR ordinance, which requires a permit and 15% Transient Occupancy Tax for stays under 30 days. Some properties on the canyon and coastline sit in LA County unincorporated land, where LA County DCBA rules and the 12% TOT apply. 30-day-and-longer furnished stays are exempt from STR ordinances at both the city and county level.

What we run for Malibu owners: Mixed: permitted nightly STR on the right oceanfront properties; 30-day-plus furnished stays for the canyon and family-oriented homes; 6-12-month fire-displacement placements ongoing.

Who rents in Malibu

• Oceanfront vacation stays for ultra-high-net-worth domestic and international travelers
• Post-Woolsey and post-2025-Palisades fire-displacement family housing on multi-month leases
• Pepperdine-affiliated faculty and visiting professionals
• Production crew housing for west-end shoots (Point Dume to Trancas)

The Malibu furnished-rental market

Malibu is the only LA-area market with material legal nightly STR supply remaining, but only for properly permitted properties. For most owners the 30-day-plus furnished stay is still the higher-net option because it avoids the operational drag of constant turnover, the permit-renewal cycle, and the seasonality whiplash of pure vacation rental. Owners with permits can run a hybrid model: summer nightly stays at peak rates, fall and winter long stays. Properties closer to the canyon, the highway, or the school clusters generally do better on 30-day-plus product.

Malibu details

ZIP codes

90263, 90264, 90265

Recommended tier

Premium (20% of managed revenue)

Nearby landmarks

Zuma Beach · Point Dume · Malibu Pier · Pepperdine University

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