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Staff Report for a First Reading of the City of San Leandro City Council Ordinance to Add Chapter 4-40 to the San Leandro Municipal Code Regulating Hosted Short Term Rentals of Residential Dwelling Units
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council introduce for first reading an ordinance to add Chapter 4-40 to the Municipal Code, regulating hosted short term rentals.
BACKGROUND
Based on direction received from the City Council at its May 6, 2019 meeting, staff prepared a revised ordinance to regulate hosted short term rentals for City Council consideration. The ordinance includes provisions to allow hosted short term rentals for up to 180 days per year, notification by the City to adjacent neighbors of a proposed short term rental, and clarifications to the good neighbor policy.
Relevant Definitions
A "short term rental" is the rental of a residential dwelling unit (or portion thereof) to paying occupants on a short-term basis. Short term rentals can vary from the rental of a single bedroom or common area to an entire home or apartment. The duration of occupancy may also vary, but short term rentals are generally defined as the rental of any property or portion thereof for less than 30 days. Short term rentals are typically advertised and booked online through various short term rental listing services or rental agencies. The short term rental landlord or operator is responsible for the operation of the short term rental, the safety of the residential dwelling unit, and remittance to the City of transit occupancy taxes (TOT).
There are two different types of short term rentals. A "hosted" short term rental is one where the host or owner is present in the home while it is being rented, such as with the rental of an individual bedroom. A "non-hosted" short term rental is one where the host or owner is not present and the entire house or apartment unit is rented out, such as with a vacation home rental. These differ from...
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