San Francisco committee advances stricter short-term rental rules, sends amendments to full board

SAN FRANCISCO — The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Monday advanced amendments to San Francisco's short-term rental rules aimed at tightening enforcement of unregistered listings and limiting the annual days any residential unit may be offered on short-term platforms.

The committee heard hours of public comment and then moved the item to the full Board of Supervisors with a committee recommendation. President London Breed, who sponsored the legislation, said the measure would place "tougher, more enforceable regulations on short term rentals" and create a 60-night cap for short-term rentals whether the host is present or not, while grandfathering hosts who already registered under earlier rules.

The amendments also would restore a narrowly defined private right of action allowing certain nonprofit housing organizations — not individual neighbors — to sue over alleged violations before the planning director issues a final determination, supporters said. Deputy City Attorney Andrew Shen…