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…
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…
How To Lose Up To $1,000 A Day (Or Your Lease) Using Airbnb
Supervisor Chiu’s proposed amendment to San Francisco’s Administrative Code Chapter 41A which allows for civil penalties of up to $1,000 a day for renting, or re-renting, an apartment in San…
Airbnb: A Hit List For San Francisco Landlords Too
As we first noted in April, according to San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 41A, it is “unlawful for any owner to offer an apartment unit for rent for tourist or…
Airbnb Hit List Take Two (Months Later)
As we first reported two months ago: …Supervisor Chiu’s proposed amendment to Chapter 41 of San Francisco’s Administrative Code wouldn’t make it unlawful to rent an apartment, or room therein,…
Art Agnos’ Open Opposition To The Development Of 8 Washington
Former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos came out swinging today against the proposed and Planning approved 8 Washington Street development. From Agnos’ open forum letter published in the Chronicle: City…
Airbnb: A Potential Civil And Criminal Penalty Hit List?
According to San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 41A, it is “unlawful for any owner to offer an apartment unit for rent for tourist or transient use,” defined as “occupancy for…