New rules on Airbnbs and short-term rentals in New York City go into effect Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission is reportedly set to file an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon this month after failing to reach a settlement over antitrust claims. ...
23--The owner of a California mansion alleges that she was duped into renting out the property via Airbnb to a firm that produces hardcore gay porno films and left the 1920s property awash in enema kits, various "sexual devices," and assorted bodily fluids, according to a lawsuit. ...
Here are some of the New York City host registration rules that Airbnb finds to be particularly onerous or burdensome.
In San Francisco, Airbnb and HomeAway's federal lawsuit against the city's short-term rental regulation laws has been settled, according to City Attorney Dennis Herrera. The agreement stipulates that Airbnb and HomeAway will work with the city to automatically register all hosts who ...
New lawsuit accuses Google of AdSense fraud — The lawsuit seeks class action status and could expose more of the internal workings of how Google manages AdSense if allowed to proceed. — Google — A lawsuit filed Tuesday against Google accuses the tech titan of engaging in widespread fraud …...
Posted inAirbnb Guest Stories|Taggedairbnb extra charges,airbnb fraud,airbnb lawsuit,airbnb locked out,airbnb no help,Airbnb USA|Leave a comment Host and Airbnb Failed to Resolve a Nightmare My family and I were traveling to New York for my graduation from NYU. We arrived to the Airbnb...
Airbnb is using the same legal argument in a lawsuit in New York after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that makes it illegal to advertise short-term rentals that violate New York City’s rules. Specifically, Airbnb argues that the law’s vague language could mean that online home-sharing...
a homeowner in Ojai, California filed a lawsuit against a guest who rented her home through Airbnb, alleging they left behind bodily fluids and sex toys after filming a gay porn on the property.
When the city of New York enacted a law last year that requires hosts to register with the city and prohibits platforms from processing transactions for hosts that fail to comply, Airbnb responded by filing a lawsuit calling the measures “extreme and oppressive” and said the restrictions would...
Airbnb, which characterized the law "a de facto ban on short-term rentals," challenged it in court in June 2023. After that lawsuit was dismissed, the city announced plans to proceed with enforcing the law, effective September 5, 2023. According to a New York Times report, "The move is...