Airbnb has issued an 18-page lawsuit against the city of San Francisco after lawmakers implemented a $1,000 per day charge for home-sharing services that allow unregistered users to post rentals. Homeowners must pay a $50 ($250 from November) fee to register their property for services such as Airbnb, but 10 in at least 8 failed to do so, leading to the introduction of the $1,000 charge. Airbnb alleges that San Francisco officials violated its constitutional right of commercial speech, claiming that verification of each registered user would be a “significant burden” to its operation.
Airbnb has issued an 18-page lawsuit against the city of San Francisco after lawmakers implemented a $1,000 per day charge for home-sharing services that allow unregistered users to post rentals. Homeowners must pay a $50 ($250 from November) fee to register their property for services such as Airbnb, but at least 8 in 10 failed to do so, leading to the introduction of the $1,000 charge. Airbnb alleges that San Francisco officials violated its constitutional right of commercial speech, claiming that verification of each registered user would be a “significant burden” to its operation.