Capital & Main – Lax Enforcement of L.A. Home-Sharing Law Spurs Complaint
In December 2018, Los Angeles passed the Home-Sharing Ordinance, which aims to prevent the city’s supply of affordable housing from being used for short-term rentals on websites such as Airbnb, Vrbo and HomeAway. However, current online listings raise questions about whether Airbnb and other services are complying with the law, and whether the City is […]
The Washington Post- ‘Which monkey is gonna stay on the couch?’: Airbnb host kicks out black guests in racist exchange
By Timothy Bella It was around 2 a.m. on Saturday when the Airbnb host kicked Kenneth Simpson and his friends out of her New York townhouse. “Get your things and get the f— out of my house,” Simpson recalled her saying to the five black men. As the friends started to pack their things, the […]
New York Times- Inside the Rise and Fall of a Multimillion-Dollar Airbnb Scheme
Two of the three apartments in the building were popular with tourists looking to stay in one of Manhattan’s most desirable neighborhoods — at $600 a night each, they were a bargain for a large group. But they were also illegal — part of an elaborate real estate scheme to make millions by circumventing state […]
CNN Business- Airbnb subpoenaed by New York City for data on listings
New York City has subpoenaed Airbnb for data on roughly 20,000 listings in the area to make sure hosts aren’t breaking local laws about short-term rentals. In an interview on television station NY1 on Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio shared his rationale for the subpoena from the Office of Special Enforcement: “If […]
NY 1- NYC Subpoenas Airbnb for Info on About 20,000 Apartment Listings
City Hall has issued a subpoena demanding information from Airbnb about roughly 20,000 apartment listings in the city, saying it wants to make sure, in part, they are not being used as de-facto hotels. Announcing the subpoena Monday on Inside City Hall , Mayor Bill de Blasio said the federal judge who issued an injunction on a new law […]