

IN MOST JURISDICTIONS IT’S ‘AIDING & ABETTING’; IT’S CRIMINAL
As part of her 2020 re-election campaign, and in line with her post-COVID recovery plans, Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo announced that she intends to hold a referendum on Airbnb and other short-term rental operators. Hidalgo’s aim is to see some 30,000 homes returned to the long-term rental market and Parisians living once again in their city. (As at 20 August 2020, Sydney had 31,400 Airbnb listings.) “The vote is likely to take place in autumn.” Two days ago, Europe’s top c


IN MOST JURISDICTIONS IT’S ‘AIDING & ABETTING’; IT’S CRIMINAL
As part of her 2020 re-election campaign, and in line with her post-COVID recovery plans, Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo announced that she intends to hold a referendum on Airbnb and other short-term rental operators. Hidalgo’s aim is to see some 30,000 homes returned to the long-term rental market and Parisians living once again in their city. (As at 20 August 2020, Sydney had 31,400 Airbnb listings.) “The vote is likely to take place in autumn.” Two days ago, Europe’s top c


AIRBNB RESPONDS TO UPCOMING EU DIGITAL SERVICES ACT, While Fire Engulfs Palm Beach Airbnb Boat House
Four days ago, on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House, NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance, Centre for Maritime Safety Executive Director Bernard Carlon and NSW Police Marine Area Command Commander Acting Superintendent Joe McNulty, handed out a Media Release paper and gave a brief presentation to a small assembly of journalists. Minister Constance: "Five people have sadly lost their lives on NSW waters since the start of July. None of them were wearing a lifejacket


AIRBNB RESPONDS TO UPCOMING EU DIGITAL SERVICES ACTWhile Fire Engulfs Palm Beach Airbnb Boat House
Four days ago, on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House, NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance, Centre for Maritime Safety Executive Director Bernard Carlon and NSW Police Marine Area Command Commander Acting Superintendent Joe McNulty, handed out a Media Release paper and gave a brief presentation to a small assembly of journalists. Minister Constance: "Five people have sadly lost their lives on NSW waters since the start of July. None of them were wearing a lifejacket


AIRBNB OPPONENTS TAKE FIGHT TO U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Dozens of affordable housing groups and community organisations that have long accused Airbnb of exacerbating housing shortages are taking their grievances to U.S. financial regulators just as the short-term rental giant prepares to go public. In a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cited by The Information, the groups complain that Airbnb hasn’t complied with rules limiting short-term rentals in many cities. They contend that Airbnb should be require


AIRBNB OPPONENTS TAKE FIGHT TO U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
And If You’re Fond of Deputy Premier John Barilaro, Don’t Watch This YouTube Video Dozens of affordable housing groups and community organisations that have long accused Airbnb of exacerbating housing shortages are taking their grievances to U.S. financial regulators just as the short-term rental giant prepares to go public. In a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cited by The Information, the groups complain that Airbnb hasn’t complied with rules lim


IF AIRBNB & EXPEDIA (STAYZ) WOULD STOP LYING, WE WILL STOP TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THEM
The San Francisco Tenants Union is one part of the ShareBetterSF coalition, which advocates for sensible regulation of short-term rentals. They are asking – especially during a pandemic and while knowingly facilitating illegal rentals of housing around the globe and when its principal business is wilfully aiding and abetting operators who wantonly violate zoning and housing laws - how Airbnb can file confidential IPO papers with the United States Securities & Exchange Commiss


IF AIRBNB & EXPEDIA (STAYZ) WOULD STOP LYING, WE WILL STOP TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THEM
The San Francisco Tenants Union is one part of the ShareBetterSF coalition, which advocates for sensible regulation of short-term rentals. They are asking – especially during a pandemic and while knowingly facilitating illegal rentals of housing around the globe and when its principal business is wilfully aiding and abetting operators who wantonly violate zoning and housing laws - how Airbnb can file confidential IPO papers with the United States Securities & Exchange Commiss