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Airbnb subject to Halloween house shooting lawsuit
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The family of a man shot in a bay area Airbnb has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company. They claim Airbnb should have known that large crowds, underage drinking and illegal activities frequently occurred there. The victim, Javlin County, 29, was one of five killed during the event. Investigators claimed that the violence […]
New York City files lawsuit against Guesty
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: New York City has announced it is suing Israeli property management software platform Guesty over its business model, which the city says is “focused on helping people flout laws against short-term rentals”. The lawsuit against the platform was filed in a state court in Manhattan as investigators began an investigation seeking evidence and records […]
OYO faces lawsuit for non-payment of dues
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia: OYO Rooms has been served a lawsuit for a potential non-payment. Hyderabad based hospitality firm Conclave Infratech has filed an insolvency application against OYO parent company Oravel Stays. The group claims a lack of payment for services rendered with regard to The Conclave Hotel. The original agreement between the two claims that Oravel would […]
Georgia communities file tax suit against Airbnb
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Four communities in the state of Georgia, three cities and one county, have launched lawsuits against Airbnb demanding additional tax revenue. Rome, Cartersville, Tybee Island and Hart County have collectively filed their suits, alleging hundreds of communities may be affected. Each case has been filed individually at the moment, waiting for a judge to […]
Airbnb delivers fraud lawsuit to Miami development partner
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb is serving a lawsuit to Miami based developer Harvey Hernandez, accusing him of fraud after they had embarked on a partnership in mid 2019. According to the filed lawsuit, Airbnb had provided capital to Hernandez’s Newgard Development Group, for the opening of at least seven projects in 2019. Apparently, none have opened as […]
Airbnb reaches settlement with Aimco over sub-leasing action
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A lawsuit taken by Apartment Investment and Management Company (Aimco) against Airbnb has been settled before a scheduled trial in Florida. Aimco, the United States’ largest apartment rental group, wanted to stop the rental platform from listing the company’s apartments on its website, citing a ban on sub-leasing its properties. It filed suit in […]