An NBC Bay Area investigation into the illegal use of short-term rental
platforms found dozens of other ads for hostel-like accommodations on
websites such as Airbnb, VRBO and Craigslist. Many appeared to be in
violation of the city’s short-term rental laws, which state homeowners
and tenants are only permitted to rent out their primary residence and
only for a maximum of 90 days a year unless the homeowner or tenant is
also present. In addition, each host must register their short-term
rental with the city’s Office of Short-Term Rentals. Click here to read the full story...
A new law requiring additional tenant notification on prior bed bug infestations. The disclosure requirement took effect for new tenants July 1 and will apply to existing tenants Jan. 1. It requires landlords to provide tenant with a bed bug history of the apartment while prohibiting them from “showing, renting, or leasing a vacant dwelling unit that the landlord knows has a bed bug infestation.” Full text of legislation can be viewed at: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB551