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EXHIBIT A <br />ORDINANCE NO. 19- <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 4-41. NON-HOSTED SHORT-TERM RENTALS PROHIBITED <br />4-41-100 Purpose. <br />The purpose of this Chapter is to prohibit the non-hosted rental of all or part of a <br />residential dwelling unit for fewer than 30 days. The City finds it necessary to establish <br />this prohibition to regulate non-hosted short-term rentals of property in the interest of the <br />public health, safety, and welfare. <br />4-41-110 Non-Hosted Short-Term Rentals <br />The renting, letting, or operating of Non-Hosted Short Term Rentals in all dwelling units, <br />bedrooms, buildings, structures or properties within the City of San Leandro is <br />prohibited. The penalties for renting or operating a Non -Hosted Short Term Rental shall <br />be as follows: <br />(a) 1st Notice of Violation (NOV): Misdemeanor prosecuted by City, $1000 <br />fine or six months in jail. <br /> <br />(b) 2nd violation: $1000 fine or six months in jail, declaration of a public <br />nuisance, and legal action by the City against host or property owner to enjoin <br />illegal use of the property, with pleading to include repayment of City’s attorneys’ <br />fees and costs. <br />(c) 3rd violation within a 2 year period: $1000 fine or six months in jail, and <br />triple damages for a second or subsequent civil or criminal judgment within a 2 - <br />year period, and repayment of City’s attorneys’ fees and costs. City Attorney is <br />authorized to bring without City Council approval an action for punitive damages <br />for willful violation of the Code. <br />4-41-120 Definitions. <br />As used in this Article: <br />(a) “Non-hosted” means that the primary occupant of the dwelling within which the <br />rental takes place is absent from the dwelling for some or all of the rental period. <br />(b) “Dwelling Unit” means one room, or a series of rooms that provides not more <br />than one kitchen and one or more bathrooms, and is intended for occupancy by a <br />single housekeeping unit. An individual dwelling unit is characterized by a single <br />main pedestrian entry, with all other points of entry being visually subordinate, <br />and an interior stairway provided between all stories.