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Litigation

Nov. 5, 2014

Tourist rental company sues San Francisco over ordinance

Tourist rental online platform HomeAway Inc. sued the city and county of San Francisco in the Northern District on Monday, claiming constitutional flaws mar its new ordinance regulating short-term rentals.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Tourist rental online platform HomeAway Inc. sued the city and county of San Francisco in the Northern District on Monday, claiming constitutional flaws mar its new ordinance regulating short-term rentals. The law burdens interstate commerce and unfairly benefits rival Airbnb Inc., the suit alleges. HomeAway, of Austin, Texas, has about 1,200 listings in San Francisco while San Francisco-based Airbnb has about 5,000. The law, signed ...

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