CA: San Francisco Cements Homesharing with 'Airbnb Law'

Government Technology: Airbnb lodging is now legal in San Francisco.

On Oct. 7, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors formally legalized short-term rentals in a 7-4 vote that, starting in February, will allow homeowners to rent rooms and housing similar to hotels. The measure’s passage chalks a major win for the sharing platform Airbnb, an app that facilitates the majority of the rental activity, and that has gradually gained momentum nationally and internationally.

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