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Committee advances ordinance to require hosting platforms to verify registration before collecting booking fees
Summary
The committee moved an ordinance amending the residential unit conversion administrative code to require hosting platforms to exercise reasonable care and verify units are registered in San Francisco before collecting booking fees; the motion passed without opposition and will go to the full Board.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee advanced an ordinance March 15 that would amend the administrative code to require hosting platforms to exercise reasonable care to verify that a residential unit is listed in the city registry before collecting booking fees.
Supervisor Paskin and President Breed co-sponsored the amendment, which staff said clarifies Chapter 41A consistent with a federal court interpretation and earlier Board action. Supervisor Paskin framed the change as consistent with the judge's reading in pending litigation brought by Airbnb and HomeAway and described the amendment as a modest, enforceable step to hold platforms accountable for unregistered listings.
Chair Kim said short-term rental hosting sites "should be responsible for ensuring that every single host on their site has a registration number before they are able to post or rent their residential units." No public speakers addressed item 4. The committee voted to send the ordinance to the full Board with recommendation without opposition.
Ending: The ordinance will be considered by the full Board; committee asked no additional questions and did not record a roll-call vote beyond noting no opposition.
