Airbnb was also served a lawsuit in 2015 by a German couple, Yvonne Schumacher and Kevin Stockton, after they discovered a secret camera recording them at an Airbnb property in Irvine, California…

Short-term rental company Airbnb, facing scrutiny for its role in adding to Portland’s housing crunch, has donated $5,000 to the campaign to build more affordable housing in Portland…

Airbnb is set to become the next target for angry tax campaigners for channelling its takings from across Europe through the low tax state of Ireland…

“Airbnb is causing headaches for some homeowners looking to refinance their mortgages,” said Peter Rudegeair at The Wall Street Journal. Big banks, including Bank of America and Wells Fargo, are subjecting people who rent out rooms through the site to extra scrutiny, rejecting some of their applications for certain kinds of loans or charging them higher interest […]

PALISADES PARK — The borough in late August became the latest eastern Bergen County town to ban short-term rentals, barring residents from listing their homes on services like Airbnb and and Homeaway…

Les conseils municipaux de Toronto et de Mississauga se penchent sur la régulation des services d’Airbnb, mais certains conseillers ne croient pas qu’une interdiction pure et simple soit possible…

We have the numbers. Now we need action. That was the call Wednesday from Coun. Kristyn Wong-Tam as Airbnb outlined the size and scope of the company’s short-term rentals in Toronto…

For a lot of homeowners and travelers, Airbnb has been invaluable. For some politicians and their constituents, however, it has been a nightmare…

“We’ve discovered that there are a lot of issues around zoning, health and safety and a sense of community and neighbourhood,” said Thorben Wieditz, a researcher for UNITE HERE, Local 75 and the Fairbnb Coalition on Wednesday at the Canadian Apartment Investment Conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre…

City councils in both Toronto and Mississauga are considering their options for regulating the short-term vacation-rental service Airbnb, but some councillors say an outright ban is likely not possible…