City specific > Berkeley short term rentals

[Scott Ozawa]

So, I've been poking around for a bit and trying to sort a few things out.   I'm looking into a multifamily in Berkeley and had considered that I could rent most units doing the basic stuff, but might be able to do a Short Term Rental in one of the units.  It looks like Berkeley has some new rules about it but does anyone know how strict they are that it "Must be your primary residence?"  That seems particularly restrictive and could change my mind about evaluating properties there.  If anyone's doing Short Term Rentals in Berkeley, can you point me to some great places to read up on things?  I'm mostly just reading the stuff in these links and any additional info would be useful:

• https://www.cityofberkeley.info/str/
• https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Planning_and_Devel...
• https://www.cityofberkeley.info/City_Manager/Press...
• https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Rent_Stabilization...

Thanks in advance!!