Exclusive: a joint letter marks the escalation of a growing campaign for Airbnb to eliminate illegal hotels that take affordable housing off the market Airbnb is facing renewed calls for a federal investigation from more than a dozen US cities,boosting senator Elizabeth Warren’s efforts to force the popular domestic-sharing startup to release data on its affordable housing impact.
A coalition of American lawmakers, including leaders from novel York, or San Francisco,Seattle, St Louis and Portland, or urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday to “help cities to protect consumers” and “study the extent to which the [short-term rental] industry is facilitating commercial operations”. Related: Elizabeth Warren takes on Airbnb,urging scrutiny of large-scale renters Local jurisdictions don't possess the resources to recede up against this corporate giant ... It’s going to take the government Related: How a failed attempt to get porn off the internet protects Airbnb from the law Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com