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Litigation

Sep. 11, 2014

Airbnb sued for violating state unfair competition law

Online lodging service Airbnb Inc. has been slapped with a proposed class action in San Francisco County Superior Court, alleging the company's business model is intensifying the San Francisco housing shortage.

By Saul Sugarman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Online lodging service Airbnb Inc. has been slapped with a proposed class action in San Francisco County Superior Court, alleging the company's business model is intensifying the San Francisco housing shortage and creating noisy, dirty, and dangerous environments for city residents. Filed last week, the lawsuit brought by San Francisco-based lawyer Mark Hooshmand accuses Airbnb of violating local hotel and residential ordinances, a...

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