Post by High Priestess on Apr 2, 2019 22:20:09 GMT
Proposed restrictions on short term rentals in the state of California:
The California State Assembly will be considering a state-wide ban on short term rentals in the coastal zone. Act now to stop this terrible law from advancing!
We're reaching out with an important update for hosts along the California coast.
On Tuesday, April 9th, the California Assembly Judiciary Committee will consider AB 1731, which seeks to regulate short-term rentals within the California Coastal Zone.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1731
The "California Coastal Zone" is defined as the area from the Oregon border to the north, to the Mexico border to the south, and extending inland 1000 yards (equivalent to about 1/2 mile inland from the edge of the sea).
scc.ca.gov/public-resources-code-section-30103/
As posted in other host community groups:
Specifically, the bill would limit hosting to only ones’ primary residence. In addition, it would limit unhosted stays to just 30 total days per year. The bill would have a crushing impact on families and individuals who use their home to help make ends meet, and on those who want to affordably visit the coast. You can read full text of the bill here.
We need your help to protect short-term rentals, which enable affordable access to the coast!
Can we count on you to write a letter to the Judiciary Committee opposing AB 1731?
Here are some helpful talking points to use:
1) AB 1731 would cut off affordable access to the coast for economically disadvantaged families.
Short-term rentals provide affordable accommodations in line with the California Coastal Act.
Per a UCLA report, "economically disadvantaged and minority residents in general live further from coastal access points than wealthy and white residents” and in order to ameliorate that issue, local governments should adopt “planning strategies that increase the accessibility of coastal access” including more affordable overnight accommodation options, not fewer."
2) AB 1731 would hurt local economies that rely on visitor spending and revenue from occupancy tax agreements.
AB1731 would cut off a valuable source of revenue for dozens of cities that have tax agreements with Airbnb—including Carlsbad, Santa Cruz County, and San Luis Obispo Counties and San Diego.
AB1731 would hurt small businesses, as guests that stay in short-term rentals also patronize local shops and restaurants.
3) AB 1731 would hurt thousands of hard-working hosts that depend on short-term rentals to help make ends meet.
For many, short-term rentals provide a source of income that allows them to stay in their homes and pay off their mortgages.
This bill would jeopardize those hosts' livelihood.
Please send all testimony by Tuesday, April 2nd at 5PM
Please use this handy Copy and Paste list of the Assembly and Committee Members email addresses below:
TO: assemblymember.chau@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.holden@assembly.ca.gov
CC: assemblymember.stone@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.gallagher@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.chiu@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.gonzalez@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.kalra@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.kiley@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.maienschein@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.norris@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.reyes@assembly.ca.gov
The California State Assembly will be considering a state-wide ban on short term rentals in the coastal zone. Act now to stop this terrible law from advancing!
We're reaching out with an important update for hosts along the California coast.
On Tuesday, April 9th, the California Assembly Judiciary Committee will consider AB 1731, which seeks to regulate short-term rentals within the California Coastal Zone.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1731
The "California Coastal Zone" is defined as the area from the Oregon border to the north, to the Mexico border to the south, and extending inland 1000 yards (equivalent to about 1/2 mile inland from the edge of the sea).
scc.ca.gov/public-resources-code-section-30103/
As posted in other host community groups:
Specifically, the bill would limit hosting to only ones’ primary residence. In addition, it would limit unhosted stays to just 30 total days per year. The bill would have a crushing impact on families and individuals who use their home to help make ends meet, and on those who want to affordably visit the coast. You can read full text of the bill here.
We need your help to protect short-term rentals, which enable affordable access to the coast!
Can we count on you to write a letter to the Judiciary Committee opposing AB 1731?
Here are some helpful talking points to use:
1) AB 1731 would cut off affordable access to the coast for economically disadvantaged families.
Short-term rentals provide affordable accommodations in line with the California Coastal Act.
Per a UCLA report, "economically disadvantaged and minority residents in general live further from coastal access points than wealthy and white residents” and in order to ameliorate that issue, local governments should adopt “planning strategies that increase the accessibility of coastal access” including more affordable overnight accommodation options, not fewer."
2) AB 1731 would hurt local economies that rely on visitor spending and revenue from occupancy tax agreements.
AB1731 would cut off a valuable source of revenue for dozens of cities that have tax agreements with Airbnb—including Carlsbad, Santa Cruz County, and San Luis Obispo Counties and San Diego.
AB1731 would hurt small businesses, as guests that stay in short-term rentals also patronize local shops and restaurants.
3) AB 1731 would hurt thousands of hard-working hosts that depend on short-term rentals to help make ends meet.
For many, short-term rentals provide a source of income that allows them to stay in their homes and pay off their mortgages.
This bill would jeopardize those hosts' livelihood.
Please send all testimony by Tuesday, April 2nd at 5PM
Please use this handy Copy and Paste list of the Assembly and Committee Members email addresses below:
TO: assemblymember.chau@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.holden@assembly.ca.gov
CC: assemblymember.stone@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.gallagher@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.chiu@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.gonzalez@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.kalra@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.kiley@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.maienschein@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.norris@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.reyes@assembly.ca.gov