Airbnb is suing New York City over a new short-term rental registration process that the San Francisco-based firm calls a "de facto ban" of its home-sharing platform in NYC.
The process, adopted in December—with enforcement scheduled to begin in July—requires Airbnb hosts to register with a database overseen by the Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement (OSE).
Hosts must prove that they reside in the residences offered for rental and that their homes abide by local zoning and safety requirements. They're required to submit diagrams of their apartments and provide a list of residents in their homes.
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