Airbnb Suffers Court Blow on Paris Registration Rules
LUXEMBOURG (CN) — Vying to combat the city’s housing crunch, a limit on Airbnb rentals in Paris should stand, a
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An appeals court in Florida ruled that a provision in a contract between AirBnB and vacation renters did not unequivocally dictate that only an arbitrator, and not a judge, could decide the issue of arbitrability. The renters sued AirBnB after discovering the owner of the condominium they rented had hidden cameras throughout the property, which recorded “some private and intimate interactions” during their stay.
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Airbnb Sued Over Deadly Halloween Shooting at Rental House
The family of a man shot dead during a Halloween party at a Bay Area rental house sued Airbnb Monday claiming the vacation rental company should have known that large crowds, underage drinking and illegal activities frequently occurred there.
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Rome, Georgia, two other cities and a county sued Airbnb in federal court on behalf of all similarly situated cities and counties in Georgia, in a class action claiming the Airbnb cheats on its occupancy taxes.
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Top EU Court Clears Airbnb in French Licensing Dispute
Airbnb is an information service, not a real estate company, Europe’s highest court ruled Thursday in France’s attempt to regulate the home-sharing platform with licensing rules meant for real estate agents.
Read moreHawaii Cleared to Subpoena Airbnb for Tax Records of Rental Hosts
A judge ruled Wednesday that Hawaii tax authorities may subpoena Airbnb for records of its hosts as the state investigates whether operators of vacation rentals have been paying their taxes.
Read moreNinth Circuit Upholds Santa Monica Ban on Airbnb-Type Rentals
A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday affirmed dismissal of a lawsuit claiming a beach city’s ordinance banning short-term rentals unlawfully disrupts the flow of interstate commerce.
Read moreBoston Denied Peek at Airbnb Occupancy Rates
Airbnb persuaded a federal judge Friday to block new regulations in Boston that would require it to divulge how many nights each month its Boston rentals are occupied.
Read moreEU Judge Pooh-Poohs French Crackdown on Airbnb
An EU magistrate recommended defeat Tuesday for an attempt by Paris prosecutors to regulate Airbnb with strict rules meant to govern real estate agents.
Read moreAirbnb Loses Fight Over City’s Strict Rental Rules
LOS ANGELES (CN) – The Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal Wednesday of claims by Airbnb and HomeAway that a Southern California
Read moreHomeowners, Vacationers Take Aim at Airbnb Israel West Bank Policy
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Opponents of Airbnb’s ban on home rental listings in “occupied” areas of Israel’s West Bank accused
Read morePanel Rules Against Airbnb Hosts Fighting Chicago Ordinance
Opponents of what they call Chicago’s “draconian” ordinance regulating Airbnb rentals must start from scratch because none of the individual hosts bringing the case have standing to challenge the law, the Seventh Circuit ruled Monday.
Read moreJudge Scolds NYC for ‘Breathtaking’ Grab at Airbnb Data
Blocking an attempt to glean massive amounts of user data from Airbnb, a federal judge slammed New York City on Thursday for pioneering a brave new world of “breathtaking” searches and seizures.
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Airbnb brought a federal complaint Tuesday in protest of new limits on short-term residential rentals adopted by the city of Boston.
Read moreAirbnb Hosts Face Uphill Battle Against Chicago Ordinance
Opponents of what they call Chicago’s “draconian” ordinance regulating Airbnb rentals faced an unsympathetic Seventh Circuit panel at oral arguments Monday morning.
Read moreCity Restrictions on Home-Sharing Battled at Ninth Circuit
Attorneys for home-share companies Airbnb and Homeaway told a Ninth Circuit panel Friday that a strict Santa Monica, California, ordinance banning short-term rentals is frustrating their customers and disrupting their business models.
Read moreAirbnb Takes NYC to Court on Data Demand
Swinging back at a data demand it calls unprecedented, Airbnb claims in a federal complaint Friday that the New York City Council authorized warrantless searches of its private business records.
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