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AB-1504 Hosting platforms.(2021-2022)

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Date Published: 02/20/2021 04:00 AM
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 1504

Introduced by Assembly Member Wicks

February 19, 2021

An act to amend Section 22590 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to hosting platforms.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1504, as introduced, Wicks. Hosting platforms.
Existing law requires a hosting platform to provide an offeror listing a residence for short-term rental on the hosting platform with a specific notice relating to certain liability considerations and risks of listing the residence. Existing law defines “hosting platform” as a marketplace that is created for the primary purpose of facilitating the rental of a residential unit, as specified.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that definition.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 22590 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

22590.
 As used in this chapter, a “hosting platform” means a marketplace that is created for the primary purpose of facilitating the rental of a residential unit offered for occupancy for tourist or transient use for compensation to the offeror of that unit, and the operator of the hosting platform derives revenues, including booking fees or advertising revenues, from providing or maintaining that marketplace. “Facilitating” includes, but is not limited to, the act of allowing the offeror of the residential unit to offer or advertise the residential unit on the Internet Web site internet website provided or maintained by the operator.