Global ReformBnB General Assembly Meeting
Vijay Dandapani, President and CEO of the Hotel Association of New York City, At Global ReformBnB General Assembly meeting with Mayor of Kyoto, Daisaku Kadokawa and Executive Committee of GRB.
Paris Sues Airbnb Over Rental Listings
Paris is cracking down. The city already restricts homeowners to renting out their homes for no more than 120 days a year, and officials are now taking Airbnb to court, with the claim that more than 43,000 homes listed on the site are unregistered with the government. If the city wins in court on June 12, up […]
The Rent Is Too Damn High and Airbnb Is Making It Higher
By Jonathan Westin Executive Director of New York Communities For Change If you walk the streets of Bed-Stuy, Bushwick, or East New York or any of the neighborhoods rapidly gentrifying, you’ll hear the same thing from tenants: the rent is too damn high. But what a lot of tenants don’t know is that Airbnb is one […]
Airbnb to start sharing Chinese host information with government (Reuters)
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. short-term rental service Airbnb Inc said it would start disclosing host information to Chinese government agencies starting on Friday, as the San Francisco-based company complies with regulations in China. FILE PHOTO – A woman talks on the phone at the Airbnb office headquarters in the SOMA district of San […]
Las Vegas homeowner fined $72,900 for using Airbnb without license
The Las Vegas City Council levied $72,900 in fines on a homeowner who rented out a house on vacation rental websites without a license, sending a strong message to people who disregard new short-term rental rules. The fines stem from 138 days of unlicensed rental activity through Airbnb and HomeAway at 1925 Silver Ave., including $69,000 […]
Airbnb dealt another blow in Santa Monica
Santa Monica skyline (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Santa Monica has gotten tough on Airbnb and HomeAway, and now it’s getting support in the courts. A U.S. District Court judge handed the city a preliminary win in its two-year battle to severely restrict the home-sharing companies’ ability to operate. Judge Otis Wright denied an injunction that sought […]
France to end ‘law of the jungle’ by cracking down on undeclared Airbnb listings
Paris rooftops. Photo: AFP The French government announced plans Thursday to clamp down on Airbnb, saying it would fine the home-sharing giant for carrying ads from people who do not register their properties with local authorities. Paris — the world’s third-most visited city, according to a Mastercard ranking — is one of Airbnb’s top […]
CNBC News: Airbnb loses CFO Laurence Tosi, company says it won’t go public this year
Airbnb CFO leaving, firm won’t IPO in 2018 1 Hour Ago | 01:18 Airbnb is losing its Wall Street-savvy CFO, getting its first COO and ruling out going public in 2018, delaying any payout for employees and early investors in the 10-year-old company. In a blog post, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says Laurence Tosi, chief financial officer […]
City sues landlord for $1M over alleged illegal Airbnb hotel
The city is suing a Chelsea landlord who turned his rent-stabilized, four-story walk-up into an illegal hotel using Airbnb and then ignored inspectors’ repeated citations and brushed off thousands of dollars in fines. Building owner Philip Baldeo and another man allegedly rented six of nine units at 156 W. 15th St. to tourists using Airbnb […]
Property owner must pay $1.2M in deal with city for allegedly running illegal hotels
New York City has reached a settlement that will make a hotel and property owner fork over $1.2 million. The city sued Salim Assa in 2015 over violations related to illegal short-term rentals at four Midtown Manhattan properties. On Tuesday, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge signed off on the pact that, apart from its steep […]