![]() ![]() Airbnb said the 2022 ordinance violates both settlements. In 2020, Airbnb settled a lawsuit against the city over monthly reporting requirements for its listings. It dropped that lawsuit when the city promised not to enforce it. Three Airbnb hosts filed a companion lawsuit against the city.Īirbnb sued New York state in 2016 over a ban on advertising short-term rentals. ![]() San Francisco-based Airbnb filed the lawsuit in state court in Manhattan. “The rules governing short-term rentals … have been clear for years,” and the 2022 registration law was properly adopted by the city council, he added. “This administration is committed to protecting safety and community livability for residents, preserving permanent housing stock, and ensuring our hospitality sector can continue to recover and thrive,” said the spokesman, Jonah Allon. READ MORE: Vacation towns limit short-term rentals amid housing crisis ![]() The company said the mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement “failed to consider reasonable alternatives.”Ī spokesman for Mayor Eric Adams said city hall will review the lawsuit. “Taken together, these features of the registration scheme appear intended to drive the short-term rental trade out of New York City once and for all,” Airbnb said. The 2022 ordinance, which the city plans to begin enforcing next month, would require owners to register with the mayor’s office, disclose who else lives in the property, and promise to comply with zoning, construction and maintenance ordinances.Īirbnb said called the restrictions “extreme and oppressive” and a de facto ban against short-term rentals that left the company no choice but to sue. NEW YORK (AP) - Airbnb sued New York City on Thursday over an ordinance that the company says imposes arbitrary restrictions that would greatly reduce the local supply of short-term rentals. ![]()
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