Possible Crackdown On Airbnb Rentals Have Some Worried About Making Ends Meet
The new restrictions would include limiting the number of days most people can rent their places to 120 days a year.
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The new restrictions would include limiting the number of days most people can rent their places to 120 days a year.
Three of the four people leaving the Airbnb were black, but police say it wasn't their race that raised suspicions of the neighbor.
Police say a neighbor identified a group of people taking suitcases from the home and loading them into a car.
After crafting the rules for more than two years, the Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved a proposal that would limit rentals from Airbnb and other companies to 120 days a year.
A local man thought he was renting his house to tourists, instead he says local fraternity brothers showed up, hazed the pledges and trashed his home. Stacey Butler reports.
CBS2's David Goldstein found people convicted of serious crimes such as drug dealing and kidnapping offering rooms for rent even though the company claims to check criminal records.
A proposed ordinance would limit the number of rental days per host to 180 days a year. It would also put an outright ban on homeowners using second homes for short-term rentals.
The city council is taking up a plan that would put some caps on these types of rentals.
An Airbnb host who made a racial remark after cancelling a reservation has been ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and attend a college course in Asian American studies.
People packed a room City Hall Tuesday to explain why they are for or against new restrictions on short-term rentals.
The proposed ordinance would place and outright ban on owners using vacation rentals and second homes as short-term rentals.
Southland Airbnb hosts are voicing their concerns about potential new short-term rental regulations being considered by the Los Angeles City Council.
The guest says the host cancelled her reservation when she was only a few minutes away, leaving her and her friends stranded in a snowstorm.
Since launching in 2008, Airbnb says women have made more than $10 billion dollars renting out their homes on the site.
They allege their landlords ended their tenancies in order to use their residences for Airbnb stays.
The new app used in Chicago and Evanston is called Getaround.
CBS2's Tina Patel spoke to people eager to try the new options.
A 27-year-old woman accused of raiding an Airbnb rental unit in Anaheim was arrested Tuesday night.
When the owner returned home, he found all of his appliances, furniture, mirrors and wall decorations had been stolen.
Airbnb is suing the city of Anaheim over a law that regulates short-term rentals.
Neighbors in Hermosa Beach describe their reality: a revolving door of short-term vacation renters.
Opponents say short-term rentals create a series of problems including excessive noise and lack of parking.
Airbnb is offering a pair the chance to spend a free night submerged in a glass room at the Paris Aquarium.
Online lodging service Airbnb is allowing travelers from around the world to book stays in private homes in Cuba after the San Francisco-based company received a special authorization from the Obama administration, Airbnb announced Sunday.
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