City of Santa Monica
Furnished rental management in Santa Monica, fully legal.
Compliant furnished rental management in Santa Monica (90401-90405). Santa Monica restricts STR; we run legal 30-day-plus stays for Silicon Beach, RAND, and entertainment tenants.
Santa Monica Home-Sharing Ordinance + RBOA
Santa Monica bans vacation rentals (stays under 30 days where the host is not present) outright. Home-sharing (hosted stays where the operator lives on-site) is allowed with a Business License and registration, plus the 14% Transient Occupancy Tax. The legal furnished-rental product for a non-hosted property is the 30-day-or-longer stay.
What we run for Santa Monica owners: 30-day-minimum furnished stays for west-side relocations, traveling tech and entertainment professionals, and visiting academics at UCLA, RAND, and Pepperdine.
Who rents in Santa Monica
- Silicon Beach tech relocations (Snap, Hulu, Google, Activision)
- RAND Corporation and academic visiting positions
- International leisure travelers on 1-3-month winter stays
- Production housing for west-side film and commercial shoots
The Santa Monica furnished-rental market
Santa Monica is the most regulated furnished-rental market on the LA Westside, and ironically that makes it one of the cleanest to operate in. The rules are explicit, enforcement is predictable, and the 30-day-plus segment is large and well-paid. Two-bedroom units within a 10-minute walk of the beach run $7,500 to $14,000 per month for a furnished mid-term lease; ocean-view single-family homes in the 90402 ZIP can clear $25,000 per month for an extended summer placement. The path is clear: file the right registrations, run 30-day-plus stays, ignore the noise about nightly.
Santa Monica details
- ZIP codes
- 90401, 90402, 90403, 90404, 90405
- Recommended tier
- Standard (15% of managed revenue)
- Nearby landmarks
- Santa Monica Pier · Third Street Promenade · Palisades Park · Annenberg Community Beach House
Other areas we manage
For most Santa Monica owners, the best fit is mid-term rental management. See every option on our services page.
Recommended reading for Santa Monica owners
Santa Monica Furnished Rental Regulations: The Owner's Guide (2026)
A plain-English walkthrough of Santa Monica's vacation rental ban, the RBOA home-sharing permit, TOT, and the 30-day-minimum legal furnished rental path.
Mid-Term Rental vs Short-Term Rental in LA: Which Makes More in 2026?
A side-by-side of STR and MTR economics in Los Angeles in 2026. Net income after the rules, vacancy, turnover, fees, and which path wins for most LA owners.
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