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Board moves to hold hosting platforms accountable for short‑term rental registration; ordinance passes as amended
Summary
The Board passed an ordinance aimed at requiring hosting platforms to verify that units listed for short‑term rental are registered with the city and to hold platforms accountable with civil and criminal penalties; the measure passed as amended after debate and technical edits.
An ordinance aimed at compelling online hosting platforms (for example, Airbnb and similar services) to verify that units they list are registered with the city's short‑term rental registry passed the Board of Supervisors on June 7, 2016, as amended.
Sponsor Supervisor David Campos described the measure as a modest effort to “preserve San Francisco’s stock” of long‑term housing by making hosting platforms accountable for listing unregistered units. Campos said the city…
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