Law To Restrict Airbnb Rentals In San Francisco Filed
The language for San Francisco Supervisor David Chiu’s proposed law which would lift the outright ban on short-term rentals in San Francisco but establish a new set of rules by…
Bill To Freeze Ellis Act Evictions In SF Headed To Senate Floor
Seeking “to ensure that real estate speculators in San Francisco do not buy rent-controlled property and empty it of long-term tenants” and written to freeze Ellis Act evictions in San…
San Francisco Rents Hold Steady, Not Cheap But Down From Peak
The average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco held steady at $3,057 a month in the first quarter of 2014, down 1 percent from a peak of $3,096…
Behind The Ballot Measure To Restrict Airbnb’s Business In SF
As we first reported yesterday, a proposed ballot measure to further restrict, or in some cases ban, short-term rentals in San Francisco is expected to be submitted to San Francisco’s…
Ballot Measure To Further Limit Or Ban Short-Term Rentals In SF
According to an email from David Owen, Airbnb’s Regional Head of Public Policy, to a number of hosts, “a ballot initiative being drafted by opponents of home sharing that will…
San Francisco’s City Attorney Sues Short-Term Rental Scofflaws
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has filed two lawsuits against landlords in San Francisco for illegally converting their apartments into short-term rentals, which the property owners then marketed through…
Two-Year Payout For Evicted Tenants Accelerated And Approved
Originally written to become operative 120 days after enactment, the legislation which will require landlords in San Francisco who evoke the Ellis Act to pay their evicted tenants an upfront…
Law Would Ban Full-Time Airbnb Rentals, Require Registration
Supervisor David Chiu is slated to introduce new legislation this afternoon which would lift the outright ban on short-term rentals in San Francisco but establish a new set of rules…
Site Prep For Big Potrero Development And Park Is Underway
Formerly known as Daggett Place or 1000 16th Street, permits for the 493-unit development to rise on the vacant lots bordered by 16th, 7th, and Hubbell Streets have been issued…
Ground Broken For Development Of Entire West SoMa Block
∙ Big Plans For The “Short-Sited” SoMa Block At 8th And Harrison ∙ Development Of SoMa Block Financed, Shooting For Rentals In 2015