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Mount Shasta endorses state bill to require short-term rental platforms to disclose owner data
Summary
Council voted to send a letter supporting SB 346, which would require short-term rental 'facilitators' to provide addresses, APNs and compliance information to local agencies to aid enforcement; councilmembers said the change would help jurisdictions that lack current access to platform data.
The Mount Shasta City Council voted unanimously to approve a letter supporting Senate Bill 346, a state proposal that would require short-term rental facilitators (platforms) to disclose address and ownership data, assessor parcel numbers and compliance information to local jurisdictions.
Speaker 3 described the bill as targeting platforms that currently block local access to owner and APN information, saying the law would allow jurisdictions to audit short-term rentals for compliance. "...these platforms are required to reveal not only address information, APN, and compliance information and the ability to audit," Speaker 3 said while explaining the measure.
Council members asked whether the bill creates a reporting duty for platforms or simply authorizes local agencies to request information; the discussion clarified the bill "allows" local agencies to obtain that information. Council approved a motion to sign a letter supporting SB 346 by voice vote.
The support motion was seconded and carried with no opposing votes. The council did not identify immediate local noncompliance but cited the measure as useful for other jurisdictions that struggle to obtain platform data.
