Los Angeles Times – L.A. plan would demand Airbnb hand over information so city can track down illegal rentals

April 15, 2016
Rules proposed Friday to regulate Airbnb and other vacation-rental websites in Los Angeles could set the stage for a political showdown, with the city seeking information from the companies in order to track down illegal rentals. The plan would empower Los Angeles to fine the online platforms—and the hosts —if they advertised rentals that defied restrictions on where and how often rooms or entire homes could be used for short stays…
Source: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-airbnb-law-20160415-story.html