October 13, 2016
San Francisco may never be done trying to regulate Airbnb. At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, lawmakers are expected to hear a new amendment that proposes limiting vacation rentals in private homes to 60 days a year, more stringent than most previous proposals. One surprise is the bill’s sponsorship. Board President London Breed, a moderate up for re-election next month against tenant activist Dean Preston, is the lead sponsor, joining with much more progressive Supervisors Aaron Peskin and David Campos. While Campos and Peskin are dyed-in-the-wool Airbnb critics, Breed voted against legislation proposed by Campos last year to impose a 60-day cap on vacation rentals — the same idea she is now championing. However, this summer, she joined her colleagues to unanimously pass two Campos amendments requiring Airbnb and others to police their websites. “Too many hosts (are) not registering with the city, and too many people (are) either exceeding, or just plain ignoring the annual rental caps,” Breed said in a statement. “This takes critical housing units off the market, rendering them unavailable to all those struggling to find a permanent, affordable place to live.”…
Source: http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/SF-supervisors-propose-60-day-cap-on-all-Airbnb-9969646.php
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