Airbnb Settles Communications Decency Act Suit in New York
Airbnb dropped a lawsuit against New York City and state over a state law that could hold the online property rental company liable for users who place advertisements for short-term rentals. The home-sharing company said it settled a complaint in…
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that invoked Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (see 1611080029). Airbnb sees the settlement “as a material step forward for our hosts,” a company spokesman emailed Monday. “We look forward to using this as a basis to finding an approach that protects responsible New Yorkers while cracking down on illegal hotels that remove permanent housing off the market or create unsafe spaces.” In the agreement, Airbnb and the city agreed to work together on ways to address New York’s housing shortage, including through host compliance with Airbnb's One Host, One Home policy, the spokesman said. The Airbnb policy limits hosts to make their homes available for only short-term rentals. The New York governor and New York City mayor’s offices didn’t comment.