Airbnb has issued an 18-page lawsuit against the city of San Francisco after lawmakers implemented a $ 1,000 per month 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 one in 10 failed to do so , leading to the introduction of the $ 250 fee . Airbnb alleges that San Francisco officials violated its constitutional right of commercial speech , claiming that disclosure of each registered tenant 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.