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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. The Community Compact also includes an agreement between Airbnb, which has been criticized for being too aggressive with enforcement, and local governments "to work together to address issues related to illegal short-term rentals.