{"id":113264,"date":"2026-01-26T21:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/113264\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T21:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:39:25","slug":"manhattan-beach-will-not-ease-short-term-rental-ban-during-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/113264\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan Beach Will Not Ease Short-Term Rental Ban During World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MANHATTAN BEACH, CA \u2014 Manhattan Beach will not ease its short-term rental ban temporarily during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to city officials.<\/p>\n<p>In a three-to-two vote Tuesday \u2014 with Mayor David Lesser, Mayor Pro Tem Joe Franklin and Councilmember Steve Charelian dissenting \u2014 an ordinance that would have allowed short-term rentals citywide in preparation for the World Cup failed, city officials said in a council meeting recap.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It isn&#8217;t that we don&#8217;t want to be welcoming; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thembnews.com\/2026\/01\/20\/560984\/manhattan-beach-puts-kibosh-on-short-term-rental-proposal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">I just don&#8217;t think we have the capacity<\/a> to host this safely,&#8221; Franklin said, the Manhattan Beach News reported.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2025\/12\/06\/sofi-stadium-will-host-8-fifa-world-cup-matches-in-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SoFi Stadium in Inglewood<\/a>, less than 10 miles away from Manhattan Beach, will host eight matches during the World Cup, spanning from June 12 to July 10, according to the Orange County Register.<\/p>\n<p>Though months away, the demand for lodging during the World Cup in Los Angeles County is becoming apparent.<\/p>\n<p>The decision came after \u201cnumerous residents\u201d weighed in about short-term rentals&#8217; \u201cnegative impacts on residential neighborhoods, such as increased traffic congestion, overuse of public parking, noise, and crime,\u201d the city said.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2022, the Court of Appeal issued an opinion saying the city\u2019s ban does not apply to properties in the coastal zone, according to city officials.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, to operate a short-term rental in the coastal zone, renters must obtain a business license, as well as levy, collect and remit Transient Occupancy Tax.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/california\/manhattanbeach\/manhattan-beach-gets-closer-temporarily-allowing-short-term-rentals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Manhattan Beach City Council in December<\/a> directed city staff to return with a draft ordinance establishing a temporary short-term rental policy, limited to the FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI definitely support this, but I want people to understand that \u2026 this will not become permanent,\u201d Council Member Amy Howorth said at the Dec. 16 meeting. \u201cThis is a way to monitor it and accurately enforce &#8230; We should not miss this opportunity, because we&#8217;re gonna get run over if we, if we don&#8217;t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If the city does not prepare for the possibility of short-term rentals, Howorith said, residents will find ways to rent their homes, and the city will lose out on Transient Occupancy Taxes.<\/p>\n<p>Franklin disagreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnybody here remember the &#8217;84 Olympics?\u201d Franklin said at the December meeting. \u201cEverybody was all excited. \u2018I&#8217;m going to make a million dollars and this, that and the other.\u2019 It didn&#8217;t happen, OK? \u2026 You&#8217;re going to really put a dent into the quality of life for so many people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MANHATTAN BEACH, CA \u2014 Manhattan Beach will not ease its short-term rental ban temporarily during the 2026 FIFA&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113265,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-113264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}