The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors want more research done on a prospective ordinance regulating short-term rentals, including about how safety rules can be enforced.
The five October deaths at an Orinda home, which had been an Airbnb enforcement problem and a law enforcement problem, added an important new element to the Contra Costa supervisors’ quest to create regulations for short-term rentals.
The county currently has no regulations for short-term rentals in its unincorporated areas.
In September 2018, the supervisors called for an ordinance that sets rules for hosts using platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO to rent their homes for short periods. That came after three public discussions the
supervisors had held during the previous year and other meetings called by the municipal advisory councils that represent unincorporated communities.
That draft ordinance would allow non-hosted rentals — something the Orinda City Council recently banned in its own short-term-rental ordinance that was modified following the murders.
The Board of Supervisors ultimately voted 5-0 Tuesday to accept a staff report on regulating short-term rental properties, and asked staff to continue to research enforcement options.
Short-term rental? Isn’t that a hotel room? All these “new” businesses like Uber, Lyft, AirbnB, etc. are simply a new take on old standards, but without the oversight and regulations. They have become accepted even though they do not provide the level of safety their previous iterations did. I’ll stick with the tried and true – that way I know the level of risk I’m taking when I get in a car with a stranger.
Well, Duh, These companies startup with billions in their IPO and just go. They don’t care about the people injured by their business. They already got their money. Didn’t anyone wonder why taxis had drug testing and safety regulations? I do, when I come home from SFO I take a real taxi. Not that much more expensive and I’ve met some interesting drivers too.
Old standards? You mean long established practices.
People have been hosting travelers since the dawn of time.
What about my property rights ?
Laws already prohibit murder, excessive noise, disturbing the peace etc. How the hell does trampling on my property rights affect anything?
It doesn’t. There is no rational argument for doing this. There is a substantial argument to be made to protect our rights.
Shame on all knee jerk legislators
Property Rights are not absolute.
There are plenty of laws that you agree to when you purchase private property to abide by – if you don’t like it – don’t buy – or move to a state where their property rights match your needs 🙂
“Your” property rights end when you decide to run a business in a residential neighborhood and when you “lease” your personal auto out for short term riders. Funny you equate this issue with murder – that’s exactly what happened when some greedy bozo decided to ignore the norms of owning a home among other homes and rented it out for whatever idiocy the people with money wanted to do. Not care much about your footprint?
@ John and Rob
Yes – property rights are absolute. They are inalienable.
And no – I’m not equating to murder. My point is that it’s already illegal to murder people which is what happened in Orinda. Stopping someone from renting their house is not going to prevent a murder.
Residential neighborhoods are zoned for residential use. People residing in a house is residential use. Short term, long-term, medium term – it’s all the same as long as you’re not having an event. That use is exactly what Is prescribed by the zoning.
Only in California do we have the mentality that if you get rid of rentals you get rid of rental violence. That’s absurd.
Contra Costa Supervisors Seek Enforcement Options For Short-Term Rentals
hey its a new concept to the politicians and DA in this state
but hmmm do a crime and uhhhmmm maybe do…. jail time
oh no not in sanctuary where illegal acts means diversity or racism or bias of the less off
as they are legalized to steal and victimize the hard working
or better yet mandated to self rehabilitate on the street for their crimes
this whole state is a sham
the board is flexing its socialist wings around another self inflicted chaos themed democrat tax bunny
as they react with taxes to everything they create
by doing nothing about crime accept to apologize to the offenders and ridicule and admonish police for doing their jobs as best they can in a political policed state that allows theft and illegals to abuse hard working tax paying American citizens
the board is funded and backed by dem politicians as well as imposing their own salaries with raises bi annually for doing nothing to better the county as its roads and freeways and bridges crumble
but oh yeah lets spend hundreds and thousands and millions of dollars trying to police a B and B self imposed law
so the police are not allowed to deal with scum
so the board is going to do something lol
ultimately they will probably place blame on the b and b and force them to hire private security or face fines for any altercations ……
yes this is how a democrat run board would rule
all the while giving themselves a raise for spending time figuring out the solution
If people want to rent their house on short term bases – IMHO – they should have some liability regarding that rental relating to who does what at the property.
If you aren’t sure you renting to someone responsible and will not be engaging in activity that might come back on you – you should be doing your neighbors a favor – and not renting to people like that.
@Patriot Due to rental of property a murder occurred. I am confused as to what your saying? Apparently not renting your property to others for big partys does stop noise, traffic, crime and murders.