Application to Establish an ‘Airbnb’ Hotel Denied
The application to legally convert the three one-bedroom Nob Hill flats at 40-44 Pleasant Street from residential units into ‘hotel rooms,’ a move which would allow the building’s absentee owner…
Short-Term Rental Scofflaw Aims to Establish a Mini-Hotel
Tagged for illegally renting the three one-bedroom flats at 40-44 Pleasant Street as short-term rentals in violation of San Francisco’s so-called “Airbnb law,” the owner of the Nob Hill building…
Developer Subpoenaed For Investigation Into Short-Term Rentals
After a month of unsuccessful attempts to secure the cooperation of developer Angelo Sangiacomo, City Attorney Dennis Herrera has just issued subpoenas for documents and information relating to the investigation…
Supervisors Reject More Restrictive Airbnb Regulations
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has rejected Supervisor Campos’ proposed amendment to San Francisco’s law regulating short-term rentals in the city and instead adopted a watered-down version of a less…
Airbnb Measure Qualifies For November Ballot
The ballot measure to further restrict the short-term rental of any residential unit in San Francisco to a maximum of 75 days a year and prohibit hosting platforms, such as…
15,983 Signatures In Support Of Airbnb Ballot Measure
The sponsors of the proposed ballot measure to further restrict the short-term rental of any residential unit in San Francisco to a maximum of 75 days a year and prohibit…
Airbnb Showdown At City Hall
The showdown between two competing pieces of legislation to further regulate ‘airbnb-ing’ in San Francisco is about to commence at City Hall. Without additional transparency and reporting from the hosting…
Ballot Measure Would Notify Neighbors Of Airbnb Activity
The proposed ballot measure which would limit the short-term rental of any residential unit in San Francisco to a maximum of 75 days a year would also prohibit any in-law…
Two Competing ‘Airbnb’ Amendments And Their Impact Report
The analysis is thin, but the summary table of major differences between the two competing pieces of legislation to amend San Francisco’s new short-term rental law, as prepared by the…
Ballot Measure To Restrict Airbnb Activity In San Francisco Filed
With the battle over how to regulate short-term rentals and Airbnb activity in San Francisco heating up, the text for the threatened ballot measure to amend the law which legalized…