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Eight anonymous Airbnb hosts sued for an injunction Thursday after getting letters that indicate the website will turn over their details, including tax identification numbers, to New York City investigators.
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LA Pumps the Brakes on Short-Term Rentals
In response to its housing and homelessness crisis, the city of Los Angeles on Wednesday stepped up its regulations on short-term rental properties such as those found on Airbnb.
Read moreWisconsin High Court Tackles Short-Term Rentals
The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments Friday in a case centered around whether operating a home as a vacation rental constitutes commercial activity.
Read moreAirbnb Blamed for NYC Housing Crunch, in Study Funded by Hotel Union
Commissioned by a union for hotel workers, a report published Tuesday says Airbnb is to blame for soaring rents in New York City and the failure by elected officials to increase affordable housing.
Read moreJudge Recommends Tossing Airbnb Racial Bias Suit
Airbnb won’t have to face a class action for racial discrimination if a federal judge follows the recommendation of a magistrate judge who said the black woman representing the class can’t sue because she has not personally faced discrimination from the company.
Read moreAirbnb Ducks Apartment Managers’ Beef Over Rentals
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Airbnb, in which an apartment management company accused the home-share giant of encouraging renters to violate lease agreements and creating an unsafe environment for other tenants.
Read moreAttorney Calls Airbnb Policies Virtual Jim Crow
Airbnb offers black renters 16 percent fewer places to stay than white customers – the online equivalent of a separate, back door for black people, class-action attorneys told a federal judge Tuesday.
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Judge to Decide Legality of Chicago’s Home-Sharing Rules
A lawyer representing Chicago argued in court Tuesday on behalf of the city’s new ordinance regulating online home-sharing services like Airbnb, saying the city has every right to regulate business activity.
Read moreHomeAway Says New Chicago Law Favors Airbnb
Vacation rental website HomeAway.com brought a federal lawsuit against Chicago on Monday, claiming the city’s new labyrinthine home-rental ordinance unfairly favors its competitor, Airbnb.
Read moreSan Francisco, Airbnb Settle Dispute Over Short-Term Rental Law
After months of negotiating, Airbnb and HomeAway have agreed to drop their federal lawsuit against the city of San Francisco over what they called an unconstitutionally onerous short-term rental law.
Read moreClass of Home-Sharers Can Sue Santa Monica
A federal judge rejected a constitutional attack on a Santa Monica ordinance that bans most Airbnb-style short-term vacation rentals, but allowed frustrated homeowners to continue their class action against the city’ under California’s sweeping Coastal Act.
Read moreAirbnb Scores Win With Veto of Rental Cap
The mayor of San Francisco has vetoed legislation aimed at imposing one of the strictest limits on vacation rentals in the nation, securing a win for home-sharing firms like Airbnb.
Read moreJudge Puts San Francisco Vacation-Rental Law on Hold
A federal judge gave home-share giant Airbnb a two-week reprieve from San Francisco’s short-term rental law, blocking the city from instituting criminal fines on any company that collects fees from unregistered bookings.
Read moreSan Francisco Limits Vacation Rentals to 60 Days
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved stricter limits on short-term rentals, a move likely to impact the bottom line of home-sharing firms like Airbnb.
Read moreMore Residents Challenge Chicago’s Home-Sharing Rules
A second lawsuit was filed Tuesday challenging Chicago’s new ordinance regulating home-sharing services like Airbnb, this time under state-law claims.
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