Airbnb, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco

  1. May 01, 2017

    Airbnb, HomeAway Strike SF Rental Registration Deal

    Airbnb and HomeAway reached an agreement Monday with San Francisco that establishes a mechanism to register hosts who are advertising short-term rentals through the platforms, bringing to a close a California federal lawsuit challenging an ordinance that penalized the services for noncompliance.

  2. November 08, 2016

    Airbnb Claim SF Rent Law Violates Free Speech Hits Wall

    A California federal judge Tuesday rejected Airbnb’s argument that a recent San Francisco law fining web platforms for offering short-term rentals not registered with the city violates its free speech rights, but said the law could still be blocked if the city can’t provide a fair enforcement mechanism.

  3. October 06, 2016

    Judge Not Sold On Airbnb Free-Speech Claim On SF Rent Law

    A California federal judge appeared torn Thursday over Airbnb and HomeAway's request to block a recent San Francisco law fining web platforms for offering short-term rentals that aren't registered with the city, criticizing the city's failure to provide an easy way to check its registry but calling the websites' free speech argument unconvincing.

  4. September 07, 2016

    Airbnb Seeks To Stop San Francisco Registration Law

    Airbnb Inc. and HomeAway.com Inc. urged a California federal judge on Tuesday to put a hold on the city of San Francisco's enforcement of an ordinance requiring vacation rental websites to remove listings from unregistered rentals, arguing that the sites' pending lawsuit will likely succeed.

  5. June 28, 2016

    Airbnb Sues San Fran Over Registration Verification Law

    User-based room rental service Airbnb sued the city and county of San Francisco in California federal court Monday, arguing a soon-to-be-implemented ordinance requiring such platforms to remove listings from users who have not registered their unit with the city harms the business and violates federal law.