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Mayor signs home-sharing ordinance to legalize select short-term rentals; sponsors say rules protect permanent residents
Summary
San Francisco Mayor signed legislation to regulate and legalize certain short-term home sharing for permanent residents, requiring registration, liability insurance and compliance with rent-control and safety rules while establishing fines for illegal full-time vacation rentals, officials said.
Mayor Ed Lee and Board President David Chu led a signing event for new regulations on short-term rentals intended to legalize limited home-sharing by permanent residents and increase enforcement against full-time vacation rentals.
Board President David Chu said the legislation is intended to address housing-affordability pressures caused by an unregulated growth in short-term rentals, and to create a clear enforcement and registration framework. "When the mayor signs this…
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