Airbnb in court over housing laws

Airbnb, the website that allows homeowners to rent out properties online, is to appear in court in New York in a dispute over housing and hotel laws. The New York attorney general has asked Airbnb to disclose information about its users who may be acting illegally by renting out their homes. Airbnb says the laws in question were not meant to apply to people who occasionally rent out their properties. It is challenging the request for data. New York laws prevent homeowners renting out their entirhomes for fewer than 30 days to prevent illegal hotels from operating. But according to reports, court documents filed by the attorney general say that more than 60% of Airbnb listings in New York City break that law. The documents also show that some users were offering multiple properties for rent. "Airbnb is simply looking out for its bottom line at the expense of a law that protects quality of life for building residents and safety for tourists," Matt Mittenthal, a spokesman for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, said in a statement to Bloomberg. Support homesharing In a blog posted on the Airbnb website, the company's head of global public policy, David Hantman said: "The vast majority of our community members are regular New Yorkers just trying to make ends meet. "Short-term rental laws were never meant to apply to New Yorkers occasionally renting out their own home." Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. //

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