ENFORCEMENT REPORTS

We regularly track the number of citations the City of LA has issued, the number of listings are still non-compliant, and what the City is leaving on the table. Below, you’ll find Reports and Letters to the City highlighting numbers, impact, and our recommendations.

11 Major Violators Revealed to LA City Council.

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11 Major Violators Revealed to LA City Council. |

Download Major Violators Report

The City of LA has forfeited billions of dollars by not fining illegal STRs.

Read the 2026 Revenue/Housing Report

Letter to the City of Los Angeles - Major Events, Manufactured Crisis: Airbnb’s Expansion Strategy

ENFORCEMENT REPORTS

11 Major Violators Revealed to LA City Council.

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11 Major Violators Revealed to LA City Council. | 11 Major Violators Revealed to LA City Council. |

The City of LA has forfeited billions of dollars by not fining illegal STRs.

Letter to the City of Los Angeles - Major Events, Manufactured Crisis: Airbnb’s Expansion Strategy

Letter to the City of Los Angeles - The Impact of Airbnb’s Financial Influence on LA’s Housing Policy

October 2025 Enforcement Report: STR Market Characterized by Oversupply and Commercial Activity

Short-Term Rental Tax Evasion Contributes to City’s Budget Deficit.

February 2025 Enforcement Report: The Use of False Hotel/Motel Exemptions to Evade the HSO

Disaster Capitalism: How STR Hosts are Price-Gouging LA Wildfire Victims - Updated February 4, 2025

False Exemptions and the Elimination of Low-cost, Long-term Housing

December 2024 Enforcement Report: Eliminate HSO Registration Loopholes and Strengthen Fines

October 2024 Enforcement Report: Unregulated STR Activity Results in Rent increases

September 2024 Enforcement Report: VRBO Continues to Violate the Law

August 2024 Enforcement Report: Fraudulent Registration Numbers

July 2024 Enforcement Report: City Missing Revenue for Failure to Issue Citations

March 2024 Enforcement Report: Hosts Falsely Advertise Locations of Listings to Illegally Operate STRs in Our Housing: The Continued Use of the Bait and Switch Tactic Undermines the HSO

December 2023 Enforcement Report: The Continued Increase of Corporate STR Hosts Contravenes The HSO’s Intent – The City Must Act

October 2023 Enforcement Report:The City’s HSO Hotline Leaves Constituents’ Voices Unheard and Problems Unresolved

August 2023 Enforcement Report: Rise in False Exemption Claims to the HSO Necessitates Action from the City

July 2023 Enforcement Report: The City fails to enforce against hundreds of non-compliant STR listings detected over a month ago

May 2023 Enforcement Report: Registration Number Abuse Undermines the HSO

April 2023 Enforcement Report: Poor HSO Enforcement Practices Sacrifice Rent-Stabilized Units

March 2023 Enforcement Report: (Not so) superhosts make up 1/3 of noncompliant listings in Los Angeles

November 2022 Enforcement Report:Planning’s failure to hold Platforms accountable undermines the HSO

October 2022 Enforcement Report:Hosts misrepresenting their primary residence contribute to housing crisis

August 2022 Enforcement Report:Platforms allow hosts to use fake addresses to avoid HSO rules

July 2022 Enforcement Report:Planning’s STR Complaint Line Goes Unanswered

April 2022 Enforcement Report:Hosts Evade HSO by Falsely Claiming STRs are 30+ Days

September 2021 Enforcement Report: The Money LA Loses on Lax HSO Enforcement

July 2021 Enforcement Report: Who Does Planning Serve?

April 2021 Enforcement Report: City Fails to Address Cheating Hosts

March 2021 Enforcement Report: Platform Proliferation Undermines the HSO

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11 Major Violators Revealed to LA City Council. |

March 2024 Enforcement Report: Hosts Falsely Advertise Locations of Listings to Illegally Operate STRs in Our Housing:
The Continued Use of the Bait and Switch Tactic Undermines the HSO

October 2023 Enforcement Report:
The City’s HSO Hotline Leaves Constituents’ Voices Unheard and Problems Unresolved

August 2023 Enforcement Report:
Rise in False Exemption Claims to the HSO Necessitates Action from the City

July 2023 Enforcement Report:
The City fails to enforce against hundreds of non-compliant STR listings detected over a month ago

May 2023 Enforcement Report:
Registration Number Abuse Undermines the HSO

April 2023 Enforcement Report:
Poor HSO Enforcement Practices Sacrifice Rent-Stabilized Units

March 2023 Enforcement Report:
(Not so) superhosts make up 1/3 of noncompliant listings in Los Angeles

November 2022 Enforcement Report:
Planning’s failure to hold Platforms accountable undermines the HSO

October 2022 Enforcement Report:
Hosts misrepresenting their primary residence contribute to housing crisis

August 2022 Enforcement Report:
Platforms allow hosts to use fake addresses to avoid HSO rules

July 2022 Enforcement Report:
Planning’s STR Complaint Line Goes Unanswered

April 2022 Enforcement Report:
Hosts Evade HSO by Falsely Claiming STRs are 30+ Days

September 2021 Enforcement Report:
The Money LA Loses on Lax HSO Enforcement

July 2021 Enforcement Report:
Who Does Planning Serve?

April 2021 Enforcement Report:
City Fails to Address Cheating Hosts

March 2021 Enforcement Report:
Platform Proliferation Undermines the HSO