Administrative/Regulatory
May 7, 2014
Airbnb isn't under attack just yet
Recent headlines may make it seem like San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrara is preparing to wage war on short-term rentals, but that's just not the case.
On April 23, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed two lawsuits against San Francisco property owner, alleging that the defendants had converted their residential properties into short-term tourist lodgings, marketed through short-term rental websites such as Airbnb, Homeway.com and VRBO.com. The lawsuits were coupled with a press release indicating that these lawsuits may be only the "first among several housing-related matters under investigation by my office." The city atto...
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