County jurisdiction · checked 2026-09-13
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RestrictedSan Francisco requires a host to register a short term residential rental with the Planning Department Office of Short Term Rentals and with the Treasurer and Tax Collector, under Administrative Code Chapter 41A. The detailed rules, including any night cap, primary residence rule and what happens on sale, could not be read from the code yet.
The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L2Office of Short Term Rentals program page · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsNot verified. Chapter 41A body text could not be opened on the code publisher's site, so no cap figure is recorded.L2San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 41A (Residential Unit Conversion and Demolition), chapter node 0-0-0-27937. Ordinance numbers and dates could not be read. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsNot verified. The Chapter 41A text could not be read, so the rule on what happens to a registration when the property is sold is unknown. The registration is issued to a host rather than to a parcel according to the Office of Short Term Rentals page, which suggests a new owner would have to register in their own name, but that is an inference and is not quoted from the code.L2San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 41A (Residential Unit Conversion and Demolition), chapter node 0-0-0-27937. Ordinance numbers and dates could not be read. · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the county's own words
Office of Short Term Rentals program page“Register with our office and the Treasurer & Tax Collector” source
Citation: San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 41A (Residential Unit Conversion and Demolition), chapter node 0-0-0-27937. Ordinance numbers and dates could not be read.
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