San Diego STR w/o residing on property?

[Katrina Razavi]

Hi BP friends! I've been trying to get a definitive answer wrt if it's allowable to rent out a unit on Airbnb if I do NOT reside on the property. I know that recent legislation was passed where this won't be possible, but from what I've read it doesn't apply until July 2022. That said, I believe it is okay, up until then, to STR a unit but wanted to see if anyone has heard or seen anything conflicting. I'm currently in escrow on a triplex where one of the units are vacant, I'm considering Airbnb'ing until the July 2022 legislation goes into effect. Thanks in advance!