Airbnb Pushes to Modify San Francisco Housing Laws
Demonstrators in San Francisco earlier this week protested the high rate of evictions in the city as Airbnb’s popularity there grows. Credit Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Airbnb’s is intensifying its campaign to change San Francisco housing rules. The home-sharing start-up introduced a new lobbying effort this week, aiming to change how San Francisco regulators treat local housing laws. The initiative, Fair to Share San Francisco, is being pushed by a coalition of local home-sharing advocate groups, including Airbnb, Peers and Home Sharers of San Francisco . They have banded together to push for housing laws that would allow residents to rent out their homes without fear of retribution from local government agencies. “Unfortunately, the laws governing home sharing today are outdated,” the group said on its website . “It’s time for new, fair laws that enable San Franciscans to share the home in which they live.” San Francisco residents ar...