@Sion2
You might want to consult with an attorney concering this as. I'm not an attorney and this isn't legal advice, nor should it be considered such. I don't have any experience in CA on any of this. This is just what I do.
Yes we also have some regulations, more all the time, and a hotel tax of 9%. I've never had a problem paying my hotel tax. All the booking agents, AirBNB is defined as a booking agent, are now supposed to collect all the taxes and remit them. This makes it easier.
I think the taking affordable housing off the market is mostly a myth, it certainly is where I live as there are too many houses. They need to find other uses. Also the multi-million dollar 5 bedroom house that people will say wouldn't that be great if a family lived there instead of it being a vacation home isn't going to happen because other than in San Fran and a few other markets people can't afford to live in a house like that. Same with a lot of other houses that are being rented in this market. Almost all were tried as traditional rentals or owner occupied and didn't work for some reason.
It's also possible we are a leading indicator and even though the economy looks good it's not as good as it's stated to be.
Without copying exactly. For early checkins and late checkouts I put rule in the house rules that says something like:
- Everyone wants to come early and leave late. Generally we have someone leaving the day of your arrival and someone coming the day of your departure. We have to be fair to everyone that stays with us. Check-in is normally at 4pm and checkout is at 11am. If you want to come early or leave late there is an extra service fee of $xx (I set this at about 50% of the ADR) if we can accomodate the request. We can only offer this service with prior approval to insure everyones privacy and comfort. Thanks for understanding.
- To deal with those that stay late I copy the AirBNB terms of service, reference them and say someting like. In addition to the normal charges for leaving late there is an additional $100 (or more) penalty due to the disruptoin of our schedule and your imposition on our follow on guests.
Is there an Inn Keepers act in your area like we have in PA be sure to post a copy of that in your listing.
duane