16,000 signatures have been collected to opposed San Francisco’s short term rental ordinances.
Opposition to the short term ordinances includes:
- affordable-housing proponents
- organized hotel labor
Opposition stems from the San Francisco short term rental ordinance:
- lacking enforcement teeth
- exacerbating the city’s affordable-housing shortage.
The initiative would amend the current short term rental ordinance to require:
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A cap on the number of nights a unit could be rented at 75 per year, regardless of whether a host is present or not. (current ordinance permits 90 days if owners are away, unlimited if the owner is present)
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Fine home-sharing platforms up to $1,000 a day for listing unregistered short-term rentals.
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Require both hosts and hosting sites to provide quarterly reports to the city on the number of nights a unit was rented.
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Create legal remedies for neighbors of illegal rental units if the city doesn’t act.