The City may be on the verge of cracking-down on illegal short-term corporate apartment rentals. Boa

The City may be on the verge of cracking-down on illegal short-term corporate apartment rentals. Board president David Chiu has introduced legislation to set up a clear enforcement procedure to prevent corporations tour de georgia photos from skirting existing law by signing long-term apartment leases only to rent the units out to visiting employees for just a few days or weeks.
A 1981 law prohibits occupancy for less than 30 days in apartment buildings with four or more units. Such short-term stays fills The City's precious housing stock with out-of-towners tour de georgia photos that could otherwise be used by long-term tenants. tour de georgia photos The practice also can frustrate tenants and raise safety concerns with strangers coming and going like they would at a hotel.
Chiu's legislation was approved Monday by the Land Use and Economic Development Committee of the Board of Supervisors. The full board will vote Oct. 16 on the bill. It establishes a complaint and hearing process, requires record-keeping to prove compliance and empowers nonprofits to assist tenants in taking civil action.
Spike Kahn, the owner of 12 units, complained that Airbnb was "taking most of the housing stock," contributing to lack of housing and increasing rents. She said that the proposal doesn't go far enough and suggested fee and fines to support The City's own proactive enforcement.
The unregulated Airbnb business model is not only posing challenges for San Francisco, where it is based, but other locations including New York City, which is grappling with issues including taxation.
As Supervisor Eric Mar noted that Airbnb's businesses tour de georgia photos "will probably go through the roof" with next weekend's Fleet Week, America's Cup and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass events, Chiu said he has been working on coming up with a proposal and to expect something in the coming months.
Chiu said he is working on a process neighbors could use to complain of visitors' behavior, to ensure that such services don't displace long-term tenants and determine how such visits should be taxed.