Ordinance:
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday night voted 7-3 to enforce a 10 percent tax on anyone who stays in a strangers’ home through Airbnb, the same charge already levied against rooms booked at traditional hotels.
The council also imposed a limit of 180 rental nights per year per host when the host is not present, to discourage these hosts from taking their extra properties out of the year-found rental stock needed for local residents. Most hosts simply rent out rooms from their primary homes while they are present.
Reports:
12/08/2014: Memo from San Jose City Councilmember Rocha (City of San Jose)
12/08/2014: Memo from San Jose City Councilmember Constant (City of San Jose)
11/24/2014: Airbnb Transient Occupancy Tax Collection Agreement (City of San Jose)
11/21/2014: Planning Commission Short-Term Rental Ordinance Staff Report (City of San Jose)
11/07/2014: Title 20 Changes to Allow Incidental Transient Occupancy in Residences (City of San Jose)
News:
12/10/2014: San Jose becomes one of the first U.S. cities to tax Airbnb stays (San Jose Mercury News)
12/08/2014: San Jose Looking to Tax, Regulate Short Term Rentals Like Airbnb (ABC 7 News)
11/21/2014: San Jose Considers Tax, Regulations For Airbnb And Other Short-Term Housing Rentals (KCBS)
11/20/2014: San Jose council to discuss Airbnb ordinance (San Jose Mercury News)