Airbnb has sued its hometown of San Francisco
- 8 years ago
San Francisco has picked a fight with Airbnb that it probably can't win.
On Monday, the home-rental business filed a lawsuit against its hometown, saying that San Francisco's attempt to get Airbnb to help enforce its housing law is illegal.
Airbnb has reluctantly gone along with the city's efforts to regulate the short-term rental market.
As it stands, people can rent out their apartments with some restrictions, but they must also register with the city.
Enforcing this law has been tricky, so the city's Board of Supervisors recently passed an update saying websites like Airbnb can be punished if the people listing homes on their sites haven't registered with the city.
Starting next month, Airbnb will face fines of up to $1,000 per day for each unverified listing, and its employees could also face jail time.
On Monday, the home-rental business filed a lawsuit against its hometown, saying that San Francisco's attempt to get Airbnb to help enforce its housing law is illegal.
Airbnb has reluctantly gone along with the city's efforts to regulate the short-term rental market.
As it stands, people can rent out their apartments with some restrictions, but they must also register with the city.
Enforcing this law has been tricky, so the city's Board of Supervisors recently passed an update saying websites like Airbnb can be punished if the people listing homes on their sites haven't registered with the city.
Starting next month, Airbnb will face fines of up to $1,000 per day for each unverified listing, and its employees could also face jail time.