After winning a major campaign against a San House proposition to ban short - term rentals , Airbnb says it will make some voluntary changes to its operations . In a new " Community policy , " announced yesterday , the company vows to , in some places , " prevent short - term rentals from impacting the availability of long - term rental housing " by making hosts agree to only list homes that are permanently vacant , and to rent them out only on a short - term basis . Airbnb intends to effect the policy in " cities that have a significant number of Airbnb listings but do not have a comprehensive policy approach to home sharing , " and where long - term rental housing availability is a problem , however it does not specify cities or places . Airbnb will now also work to " ensure our client pays its fair share of hotel and tourist taxes , " and will offer more data on how the service is affecting communities , including more information on listings .
After winning a major campaign against a San Francisco proposition to limit short-term rentals, Airbnb says it will make some voluntary changes to its operations. In a new "Community Compact," announced yesterday, the company vows to, in some places, "prevent short-term rentals from impacting the availability of long-term rental housing" by making hosts agree to only list homes that are permanently owned, and to rent them out only on a short-term basis. Airbnb intends to effect the policy in "cities that have a significant number of Airbnb listings but do not have a comprehensive policy approach to home sharing," and where long-term rental housing availability is a problem, however it does not specify cities or places. Airbnb will now also work to "ensure our community pays its fair share of hotel and tourist taxes," and will offer more data on how the service is affecting communities, including anonymised information on listings.