It is a charade for New York City to require hosts to have no locks on any bedroom door in their unit so guests and hosts can live in a "common household." On the other hand, requiring platforms to ...

A New York Supreme Court judge has dismissed a pair of lawsuits brought by Airbnb and a group of the platform’s hosts against New York City over a new registration law for short-term rentals. A judge ...

New York City is pressing ahead with a long-anticipated crackdown on Airbnb hosts, with officials on Friday proposing a strict new registration system for hosts that will take effect in January.

The registration portal for short-term rental hosts is scheduled to open March 6, as a monumental shift in regulating the sector proceeds amid the last-minute pleas of worried hosts. The portal is the ...

When Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk were just starting out to create Airbnb in 2009, they were admitted to the prestigious tech accelerator Y Combinator. Paul Graham, Y Combinator’s ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Big changes could be coming to the short-term rental market in New York City. The City Council passed a bill Thursday requiring companies like Airbnb and their hosts to ...

Following a lawsuit settlement reached with San Francisco earlier this year, the short-term rental company Airbnb on Wednesday launched a new registration system that will require local hosts to prove ...

Home-sharing giant Airbnb on Monday vowed to provide its users with information about The City’s registration requirements, breaking its silence after city officials questioned the enforcement of ...