Legalize Short Term Rent in San Francisco for owners of multi-unit buildings

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Hello BP'ers, 

I'm forwarding below initiative by a forum member with the hope that I could get you to sign the petition. Thank you in advance!

Board of Supervisors Meetings Scheduled with "Home Sharing for All"

Hello Everyone,
Can you please sign the petition? We need more signatures. I know there is only a handful of homeowners with duplexes that homeshare an empty unit but we need your help.
I have scheduled meetings next week at the Board of Supervisors and I want to submit an online petition. We could even invite the media but we need more signatures.
I wish we could share our primary home but there is no room. My 3 kids and I live in a 2 bedroom flat. We have been home sharing since 2012 our empty flat downstairs. It has not been previously rented for many, many years.
We love home sharing our downstairs flat. It is great fun and we love meeting other guests and families from all over the world.
I completely understand the need to preserve rental housing but empty units do no one any good. We are few in number and we keep 1 unit open for family reasons.
Some of us want the empty unit available for family members when they visit. Others want it vacant when they need their children to take care of them when they are unable to take care of themselves.
We could make requirements that the empty unit must be vacant for 3-5 years, no eviction history, and must be owner occupied. This would preserve the rental housing supply.
I would appreciate your help by signing the petition.
Thanks.
https://campaigns.peers.org/petitions/san-francisco-homesharing-for-all-one-unit-one-building