Airbnb and San Francisco settle year-long lawsuit over local ordinance prohibiting short-term rental bookings on unregistered homes

Briefing

Airbnb and San Francisco settle year-long lawsuit over local ordinance prohibiting short-term rental bookings on unregistered homes

May 8, 2017

Briefing

  • Settled Lawsuit – San Francisco city settled Airbnb’s lawsuit over local ordinance stopping company from taking booking for unregistered properties
  • Short-Term Rental Regulation – Requires properties for short-term rentals to have registration numbers to prevent listing cancellation and deactivation starting early 2018
  • Airbnb Registration System – Settlement compels Airbnb to develop system that collects host information, such as name, address, and zipcode, which would then be provided to city officials
  • Next Steps – Settlement awaits approval of San Francisco mayor and board of supervisors, while implementation of Airbnb's registration systems in other cities, such as Denver, New Orleans and Chicago currently in development

Accelerator

Market Disruption

Sector

Accommodation and Travel

Organization

Airbnb Inc., City and County of San Francisco

Source

Original Publication Date

May 3, 2017

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