Long a plague on residents of the Mission and North Beach, the short-term rentals of Craigslist and Airbnb have begun gobbling up SROs in Chinatown, displacing immigrant families who rely on these traditionally word-of-mouth cheapskate rentals. Private SROs tend to go for between $650 and $700 per month, but landlords who (illegally) put them on the short-term rental market are fetching $800 or even $1,000. [SF Examiner]
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