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San Francisco and platforms reach settlement forcing registration and verification for short‑term rentals
Summary
The city attorney announced a settlement with Airbnb and HomeAway that will require pass‑through host registration, monthly data sharing with the city, deactivation of invalid listings and a 240‑day phase‑in; enforcement will prioritize suspected bad actors and the court will retain jurisdiction over implementation.
San Francisco officials announced on May 11 that the city and the two largest short‑term rental platforms, Airbnb and HomeAway, had agreed to a settlement spelling out technical and enforcement steps to bring platform listings into compliance with local registration rules.
Under the agreement, platforms will enable a pass‑through registration mechanism so hosts can submit required city registration applications via their booking pages and will provide the city monthly datasets of listings…
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