City authorities in Paris won a final court challenge on Thursday against rules that restrict the use of properties for short-term holiday rentals in a victory likely to encourage other European cities.
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In yet another blow to Airbnb, the EU’s top court ruled Tuesday that affordable-housing interests justify limits in Paris on short-term rentals.
Read moreA married couple filed a $2 million lawsuit against Airbnb in Albany County Supreme Court Thursday, claiming that the website does not clearly outline cancellation policies. The couple planned a 30-day stay in Katy, Texas, only to have the host cancel their reservation days before the trip.
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Airbnb said Friday it is restricting the ability of people under 25 in Britain, France and Spain from renting entire homes via its platform in order to reduce unauthorized parties and ensure safety.
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LUXEMBOURG (CN) — Vying to combat the city’s housing crunch, a limit on Airbnb rentals in Paris should stand, a
Read moreAn 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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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.
Read moreRome, 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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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 moreA 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 moreA 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 moreAirbnb 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 moreAn EU magistrate recommended defeat Tuesday for an attempt by Paris prosecutors to regulate Airbnb with strict rules meant to govern real estate agents.
Read moreLOS ANGELES (CN) – The Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal Wednesday of claims by Airbnb and HomeAway that a Southern California
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Opponents of Airbnb’s ban on home rental listings in “occupied” areas of Israel’s West Bank accused
Read moreOpponents 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 moreBlocking 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.
Read moreAirbnb brought a federal complaint Tuesday in protest of new limits on short-term residential rentals adopted by the city of Boston.
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