Super Bowl LX will take place on Sunday, Feb. 8, in Santa Clara, CA—and Airbnb hosts in nearby cities are hoping to cash in.
But in one coastal city just 35 miles from the stadium, there’s controversy brewing around short-term rentals. The city of Pacifica imposed new rules on STRs last year.
For instance, ADUs can no longer be rented out, and hosts must prove their rental is their primary residence. Unhosted short-term rentals, in which the host vacates the property and rents the entire residence, are restricted to a maximum of 60 operating nights annually. The city also capped the total number of short-term rentals at 150…