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Litigation

May 23, 2014

Lawyers pursuing claims over short-term rental services

Online short-term rental services like Airbnb and HomeAway are the latest craze, but lawsuits over the practice are proliferating.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Online short-term rental services like Airbnb and HomeAway are the latest craze, but just about everyone who uses them has a bone to pick.


Landlords want their tenants to stop renting out their units for a profit. Tenants want landlords to stop evicting them, only to convert the vacated units into short-term rentals.


One group does appear to be benefiting from the new busi...

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