Couple fined $2.25 mn over 'illegal' Airbnb rentals in US
Darren and Valerie Lee, a couple in San Francisco, US, have been fined $2.25 million for running an "illicit hotel chain", City Attorney Dennis Herrera said on Monday. As part of the settlement, they are not allowed to rent out any of their units as short-term rentals until at least May 2025. Herrera first sued the owners in April 2014.