Airbnb is suing New York City over rules that the company says would make it much more difficult for people to turn their property into short-term rentals.
FILE — Supporters of Airbnb hold a rally outside City Hall in New York, Jan. 20, 2015. Airbnb sued New York City, Thursday, June 1, 2023, over an ordinance that the company says imposes arbitrary restrictions that would greatly reduce the local supply of short-term rentals.
NEW YORK — 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. 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. Airbnb 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. “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 company said the mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement “failed to consider reasonable alternatives.”
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