Revenue or Housing:
Why Not Both?
Los Angeles could collect $47 million a month in short-term rental fines — without raising taxes, without new legislation, and without removing a single unit of housing from the market.
$47M
per month in potential fines
$5.2B
uncollected since 2019
50%+
of LA's STR market is non-compliant
$667K
actually collected since 2019
The 2026 Revenue/Housing Report is the most comprehensive analysis of Los Angeles's short-term rental enforcement gap to date. Every number is sourced. Every finding is documented. Every recommendation is actionable.
“… the only short-term rental expansion on the table should be expanded enforcement.”
— Katy Yaroslavsky, City Councilmember, CD5FINES REPORT DATA
A month-by-month tally of noncompliant listings and transactions, along with all associated calculations.
NONCOMPLIANT STR LISTINGS
Airbnb listings
Fines
Fines
Total Listings
Total Fines
2019 - 2025
202,434
$3,297,095,515
$1,775,359,123
311,438
$5,072,454,638
MONTHLY AVG.
2,736
$44,555,345
Other Platforms (VRBO, etc)
109,333
1,473
$23,991,340
4,209
$68,546,684
FEATURED
Write to Your Councilmember
LA’s new proposed budget includes a huge giveaway for Airbnb: a roll-back of short-term rental laws. That puts our housing and communities at risk from corporate speculators, especially with the Olympics coming in 2028. Tell Mayor Bass and the Budget & Finance Committee: no giveaways to Airbnb, protect our long-term housing and communities!
Research shows that the STRs we already have in LA have raised rent for the rest of us by as much as $810/year, and that’s partly because the city doesn’t meaningfully enforce our STR laws. Over 60% of all STRs in LA are illegal, and in December of 2024, there were over 4500 non-compliant listings in LA, but the City only issued 103 citations in the entire year.
Airbnb’s goal is to undermine the HSO and to take even more units off the market, which will mean less housing, higher rent, and more people living on the streets. Their "Vacation Rental Ordinance" (VRO) would create 31,000 new permits for vacation rentals—more than six times the current number.
There is a better path. Enforcing the Home-Sharing Ordinance we have now on just 5% of illegal short-term rentals would bring in more than $42 million a year. That’s real revenue without sacrificing long term housing.
The Mayor and the Council Budget & Finance Committee need to hear from YOU: tell the Mayor and Council to take action NOW to protect renters, preserve our neighborhoods and crack down on illegal STRs!
Three Actions You Can Take
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READ THE 2026 REVENUE/HOUSING REPORT
If you haven't already, download the full 2026 STR Fines Report. Every number is sourced. Every finding comes from documented data. Start here.
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Your councilmember is making budget decisions right now that affect your neighborhood. Our form takes two minutes and sends a letter directly to your rep. Tell them it's time to enforce the Home-Sharing Ordinance — and collect what's already owed.
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If there's an unregistered short-term rental operating on your block, report it. Every report adds to the record. Every complaint helps make the case for enforcement. The hotline is open Monday through Friday, 9AM–6PM.