May 17, 2018
Santa Monica, California, slammed Airbnb and HomeAway's bid to nix a city ordinance requiring residents who use the home-sharing websites for short-term rentals to obtain licenses, telling the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday that the companies' argument that the Communications Decency Act preempts the ordinance is flawed.
March 12, 2018
A California federal judge on Friday rejected Airbnb and HomeAway's bid to stop enforcement of a Santa Monica ordinance requiring residents using the home-sharing websites to be licensed, rejecting arguments the law violates the California Coastal Act, the First Amendment and the federal Communications Decency Act.
February 16, 2018
The city of Santa Monica asked a California federal judge to toss a suit by home-sharing websites Airbnb and HomeAway challenging an ordinance that requires landlords renting rooms through their sites to first get a license, arguing the legislation is essential to helping the city counter a mounting housing crisis.
September 06, 2016
Short-term rental websites HomeAway.com Inc. and Airbnb Inc. filed suit against the city of Santa Monica on Friday, claiming that the city's law banning "home-sharing" ads violates the First Amendment.