Short-Term Rental Sites Combat Party Houses, Complaints as COVID Shuts Nightclubs October 14, 2020 By Olivia Carville and Jacqueline Davalos When the coronavirus pandemic shut down bars and concert halls in March, a new phenomenon was born: the vacation-rental nightclub....
Molokai Homeowners Sue Maui Over Vacation Rental Permits July 15, 2020 By Caleb Jones A vacation rental association and four homeowners have filed a federal lawsuit against the county of Maui claiming their rights...
Gaining a Risk Manager Seat at Technology’s Table: Interview with RIMS Leader Langone February 11, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The culture at technology startups like Uber, Airbnb and PayPal is all about risk-taking. They start by offering a unique,...
Lawmakers Question Airbnb Over Rental Listings in Violation of Local Laws November 27, 2019 By Molly Schuetz U.S. lawmakers are asking Airbnb Inc. to provide information about hosts that list short-term rentals on the site who don’t...
‘Party Houses’ Banned by Airbnb After California Shooting Kills 5 November 4, 2019 By Stefanie Dazio and Daisy Nguyen Airbnb’s CEO said the company was taking actions against unauthorized parties in the wake of a deadly shooting at a...
City Council in Hawaii Advances Vacation Rental Bills April 22, 2019 The Honolulu City Council has advanced two bills aimed at providing regulations on short-term vacation rentals on Oahu. Both bills...
Airbnb Loses Huge Battle Over California City’s Rental Law March 14, 2019 By Edvard Pettersson Airbnb Inc. and Expedia Group Inc.’s HomeAway failed to persuade a U.S. court of appeals to strike down a Santa...
Rental Vacation Home Owners in Hawaii Sued over Fines February 20, 2019 Kauai officials are suing the owners of a vacation home, claiming they are violating county zoning ordinances for using the...
Airbnb Generates $1.1M in Wyoming Taxes, 56k Visitor Stays November 13, 2018 Online hospitality company Airbnb says its hosts generated about $1.1 million in tax revenue during the first year of its...
Airbnb Will No Longer Require Arbitration for Employee Bias and Harassment Claims November 13, 2018 By Olivia Zaleski Airbnb Inc., following Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Facebook Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc., said it would not force employees who filed...