creates easy information i'm going to rob here on tuesday. please don't limit the ability of a person it allowed to make a living and will hear in san francisco for the rest of their life thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> thank you i want to take the opportunity to speak today i've been a tenant, homeowner and landlord and taxpayer in san francisco i work full-time and took time off to be here because hrgdz is an important issue i support i've worked hard and verified to be a homeowner in san francisco. i currently rent a flat out long-term to a young couple in the mission district

they went for a local startup and as a landlord i'll allow them to sub let if it's safe and agreed upon way with with my own home i moved to the outer sunset. there are so few xoomgsz options in my neighborhood and able to shape the visitors impressions of the city the people are oftentimes investing visiting family and caring for family members or experiencing a different part of the city some have never been to the beach and also my guests are attendee to 70 marathon and america's cup and dream forest and other conferences if you support those high revenue events i hope

you'll support home sharing to provide accommodations to the of those are my neighbors and sharing my home helps me to contribute i invest more in my property to provide a hospitable investment it's here to stay where there's demand - >> thanks. >> next speaker. >> hi ami i've been here for 40 and a half hours because this is important i'm jeanie and together with my husband i own a small home and lived in san francisco for 33 years we've raised 4 children in the city. and our 4 bedroom home we have two spare bedrooms that are empty my husband is a public

school teacher and unfortunately, the cost of living has overtaken the wages we eastern there's no way we can stay in our home if we're not allowed to share our bedrooms there's no way to put our four children throughout college without this the only way to pay our mortgage and property taxes is to have the additional income for renting out the spare bedrooms the board of supervisors needs to understand that this creates affordable housing we have not taking away any housing from san francisco our rooms will be empty i ask you to consider who other people i hurting here we bring valuable business to our restaurant coffee shops and our guests use public transportation and city longer in san francisco. they

see and inheritance the real san francisco and human connections are here. our friends i neighbors like this this and i ask you to not have time restrictions we're living in difficult times this is a way to stretch our dollar i want to ask the people in the room how many send their guests to local businesses. i thought see please allows us to share our home without any restrictions thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is skate i am a longer time homeowner and family man and public school taefrnl i'm here to speak only home sharing here's important points. for every story of abuse of home

sharing you here positive home sharing. those rooms have not taking taxicab stock if the city spare rooms not full-time rental unit. the guest that sty in the rooms use local businesses most of the out of towners would not patronize people are looking for a way to look at this and make it fair and balanced they'll pay taxings this brings million dollars to san francisco. we support this because we house the neighbors friends and family in my gifts are well screened and not partyers. their finances

of neighbors who don't have rooms i business people for conferences and families of all size and configurations it enable us to keep our homes and home sharing is not new and here to stay those of us are asking you to consider the legislation that is attempting to bring order to human resources we want to be able to share the rooms and control on the who abuse that the tradition of welcoming travelers be allowed and fair and balanced home sharing - >> good afternoon, supervisors my name is broke t the executive director for coalition of better housing i want to point out i

don't think anyone is saying we shouldn't have air b and b short term housing we want responsible short time term rentals in san francisco we cannot have that without a few things insurance company. right now you can't be insured in a rental housing unit if you don't own the building. everyone in the building it could be harmed by the lack of insurance including the rental property owner and that's not up for discussion it's not miss truth but the truth standing they should have standing how else are you going to have any kind of implementation of the law. if a rental property owner is the first person that will learn someone is doing something

breaking the law but a rental property owner need to be in standing notice and safety dbi is very concerned about this i've been to two hearings they've said wow. i know what we don't know what the code is this is going to be that needs to adhere to this and finally it shouldn't go forward until dbi has the opportunity insurance a paramount supervisor wiener said the landlord should cover the insurance that's not true the insurance company should be available for all tenants whether or not your and short time or long time rental it should be the same thank you (clapping) >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon aim a second generation homeowner and a

prompt manager and landlord i'm opted to the legislation as you listen the high tech lobbyists are pulling a fast one by comparing short term rentals and home sharing they have all the rights to share they own their home and as hrmz take full responsibility and should be supported. i'm here to tell you i oppose the short-term rentals being used it is a class act to avoid its practiced by landlords and neither group should be allowed no landlord should be loudly to relent their home as short-term housing. and this places it in a can go that might

be practical in a hotel but less than 12 months it's not acceptable tenants when lease their rooms r that are above the rent they pay should be penalized. and this places other tenants and landlord at risk tenants who use their rent control units r is an unfair advantage is illegal i urge you to send there legislation back to supervisor chiu. thank you thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors property owner and landlord in

the visitacion valley and one in hate ashbury i've been a landlord for long-term tenants in 3 units for the last few years i live here in thecy with the wife and two children my wife is a teacher in the unified school district and my two children went to public and private schools and want want to come back here and work. >> the unit i've providing short term my own unit i have an empty nest and able to provide housing for the air b and b guests the supplemental income hell's helps me to do

improvements for my tenants in their agreements so it gives me the flexibility of doing this when my children cocky, let them stay with me i ask you to consider continuing the air b and b without too much 0 regulations and i'm opposed to this and don't pencil lids i'm doing my part as a homeownership and a property owner so don't pencil me and my family for doing our part thank you. >> hello, everyone i'm yaik i moved to inform from chicago i got a new job in san francisco and excited to live in the city

and understanding an apartment in san francisco is not easy spent a month trying to find a place but should to start a job. air b and b and home sharing was my only option i went through 4 home sharing and they were fantastic hosts and without those i would not have been able to stay at the holiday in for 4 months we're privileged to live in a great city and a lot of people are jealous we live here in order to make that available we have to have human resources some people can come here and see why we live here. thank you. >> hi thank you, supervisors i'm jason a resident of north beach i'm a rendered myself and actually, i want to point out i'm not a long-term resident

i've come here in recent years and introduced to the housing crisis. i'm not going to borrow you but ask you i would have to leave the city if air b and b didn't receive the benefits i know myself so i just wanted - sorry i have to collect my thoughts. to me this is like medical marijuana if you're not benefiting you know it's not burning the house down and turn our neighborhoods backgrounds this is a community of people that are responding to their situation most of us are economically either i think it's a cool new expletive and i wanted to come and support this

i wasn't going to say anything but i want to say i hear the opposition side as far as affordable housing, insurance, loiblt, etc. i want to address those i want to be working hand to hand with landlord and anyone else that has a verified interest i'm not trying to break any laws but really support the lefks legislation this a great start and i'm thankful it is directed to san francisco you know that a lot of cities have their eyes-only us i ask i had had appropriate thing come up with legislation that works for both parties thank you guys. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hi there thank you for the

work you're putting into this. i'm chris, i want to express my support for home sharing i've lived in san francisco for 20 years i bought a attacking in the castro area 10 years ago but about three years ago we broke up i'm a graduate student and i literally had no way to pay the mortgage and air b and b has allowed me to finish school. a few points number one is the castro is a popular designation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenders travelers many of them want to stay in a gay neighborhood where they feel safe and holding that space is in the spirit of san francisco that is also have welcomed lgbt folks and number 2 family

members of neighborhood i get a lot of grand parent that don't want to stay downtown thus i see hosting as contributing to the community. the fears about guests ruining the neighborhoods are distorted i've hosted over 2 hundred geologists with no sdrurnsz they're on their best behavior i say the guests act like their visiting their grandparents and people ask me don't guests every steal or do you feel unsafe 38 they don't steel but bring me a lot of present it's important to make sure we're being realistic about who those people are fm the san francisco has a long history of welcoming all people that should

include air b and b guests. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good evening and thank you for your time and work i'm emily a san francisco resident and homeowner in the outer sunlight district with my husband and children about a year and a half i worked to 50 hours a we can barely able to coffee childcare it's enabled me to stay home and to join the preschool board and host families that also have young children and have them go to local businesses and especially the local child center and as a parent really wanting to stay in san francisco i have seen families leave

because of the cost of living and anything i can do to help raise money for communities to solidify families my experience has contributed to that and ability to raise my family. i'd like to make one specific request to not put a cap on the number of cases i don't have an intention of rentd out my space long-term i have friends and family that comes to stay if months of the year. >> excuse me. before the next speaker i want to make a public announcement to signal thank you for your time i know this is a very long hearing i have previous commitments i'm going

to have to excuse myself the committee hearing will continues and depending on how long it goes i'll come back it could be continuing and there's b be technical amendments that are be discussed as well thank you for your participation in the democratic process. >> go ahead. >> (inaudible). >> the hearing will continue until it's concluded. >> thank you. i'm phil i've shared my home in west portal it feels good to help families in her ucsf and grandmother's visiting their kids but the most inspirational is to have

defrauds those are people that are struggling to start they're new lives in our economy and they remind me of me human resources has allowed me to follow any passions and give back to the city by creating jobs i learn a lot if my guests i'm gavin newsom amazed ho had he they credit san francisco they think we've invented home sharing so we feel safe welcoming the guest and they've contributed to our communities. so we may want to curve home sharing and why the mraltd has

staffed up to fine us they were organized in san francisco and studied the legislation. so in conclusion i want to 81 thank you for giving us a legitimate place in san francisco and hope this will continue to inspire people and guests will look up to in addition, the world is watching us thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm scharl i'm here representing the san francisco apartment association but proud to representative affordable housing advocates and landlord and disagreement advocates we've heard if the

home shareholders they're a complete representation of the business model they rely alone the full-time andlogically conversion of our rent control. we're at a time when the housing would be foolish without the proper enforcement both the planning department and the deniable have issued serious reservations the planning department has warned the commercialization of our unit will inflate the market. dbi code advisory committee has concerned about the legislation. >> the two departments meet open the second of october and we think it will be prudent to hear their recommendations. i'd like to talk about generously

will brought to his attention e permission the landlord permission for every commercial use in a residential neighborhood the planning department requires notification within 3 hundred feet of the commercial use and what we're asking for is in line with the recommendation we're asking motto allow the commercial use in a residential unit without notifying the people of the folk that wish or will be affected it's a joke to say this didn't effect the lives this is very important to many people thank you (clapping.) thank you very much. >> next speaker. >> hello, i'm robin alderman i haven't heard all four and a half hours of testimony but those people that are speaking about they're positive

experience are talking about home sharing sharing their homes they own. i think the concept of home sharing is greater and here to stay but the idea of not having regulation on it being done for rent control unit didn't makes sense there's not enough regulation in this legislation as it stands now. and just seems unbelievable that a renter subsidizing shouldn't be asking for permission if their tenants are going to go out and do this there's something conceptually wrong and people are s that have they're positive experienceed they're sharing their home i sporting support that i grew up with sharing it's different than a taint e tenant that's supposed

it be benefiting from rent control is instead of having a business they're making more money than the landlords didn't makes sense it's a complicated issue the way the financial limits are described in the legislation you cannot make more than you're paying in rent but can do it in one night it should be the daily rental rate so anyway, it's those things need to be addressed insurance company and permission are very important. i as a very small landlord is responsible for everything that goes wrong in if the place burns down or if it - (inaudible). >> thank you.

>> good afternoon or perhaps good evening by now i'm susan for about 33 years mooups have lived in the neighborhood according duo to recent statistics san francisco is one of the most economically important listed cities in the world. the testimony you've heard here today i a probable in outlet sessions enough to convince many of us that home sharing or whatever you want to call it is a commissioner cranshaw way of equal listing and notes by that time the inequality in the city. for us an incidentally debls contribution to our lives without sharing our homes we've

been doing for more than 16 years long before air b and b consist there are a number of the organizations and to which people share their homes many are not well known but a power one word of mouth that's going on without regulation we support regulation and strongly urge you to allow for the achieveable and comparable rules that will cover the various categories of people engaging in this activity and even though it's complicated it's not rocket science you can do it and you can do it in a clear efficient manner thank you very much.

>> thank you very much. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i just have a few comment first of all, home sharing i could see the point that might be a great asset to people that benefit greatly from it my concerns primarily is on the rentals. and the reason why i'm concerned about the rentals san francisco i'm sure you're aware of is facing a critical shorthand of housing for moderate rate income people and i'm afraid that some people who are arresting constitute well aware of the business can rent more than one unit and take away housing and put it up on air b and b or similar such websites and i think from what you

understand the short time rental in san francisco has stated 9 thousand units this past recently and if that's the case that's removing affordable housing and that has to be addressed and i think the board of supervisors and the mayor are well aware that's one of our most urgent problems is affordable housing. the next is the secondly,y units that passed this year i hope you put something in there that the secondary units provides more affordable housing that is not used for air b and b and so far as insurance or taxes it's illegal to collect but the clubs understand their taxes are being collected if i'm not mistaken if