A referendum effort by supporters of short-term rentals forced the San Diego City council to repeal legislation that would have sharply curtailed Airbnb-style rentals. (K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)
SAN DIEGO: Faced with a referendum seeking to repeal San Diego's new restrictions on short-term rentals, the City Council did just that on Oct 22, but left open the question of how it will regulate home sharing in the future.
The council Monday afternoon had only two choices before it – repeal the regulations it formally adopted in August or put the question before the electorate in a future election. The effect of the council action is to once again leave San Diego in limbo on the much debated question of renting out homes for periods of less than 30 days, an increasingly common practice popularized by online platforms like Airbnb and HomeAway.
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