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Airbnb to reveal 124 New York hosts to attorney general |
August 23, 2014
Airbnb will hand over information on 124 of its hosts in New York to comply with a request from the state attorney general, who is investigating the legality of the service, the company said Friday.The attorney general sought unredacted personal information on the New York City hosts this week, Airbnb said in a blog post. The company notified affected hosts of the request, with which it intends to comply.The order from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman comes as part of a larger investigation into whether people are using Airbnb’s service in violation of state and local laws. Under one law, New Yorkers cannot rent out an apartment for fewer than 30 days without the occupant being present. Authorities are also looking at use of the site as an “illegal hotel service,” in which hosts may create multiple listings at once without paying hotel taxes.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2598160/airbnb-to-reveal-124-new-york-hosts-to-attorney-general.html#tk.rss_all
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