Post by High Priestess on Jul 21, 2018 14:48:13 GMT
New YOrk City is now suing Airbnb to force it to comply with a subpoena, demanding that it release all information about ALL hosts -- their names and addresses --
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-20/new-york-city-sues-airbnb-to-force-compliance-with-subpoena
Really glad to see Airbnb fighting back against what, in my opinion, is clear and unconstitutional overreach by the NYC government. It's pretty clear in our nation that government is NOT permitted to go on "fishing expeditions" and data grabs to just allow it to fish through the information to try to find evidence of wrongdoing in some hosts. This is illegal search and seizure and it's not permitted by our constitution. Governments are only allowed to get information for specific cases, where they have reason to believe there is a crime, as with any search warrant.
I'm also really glad that Airbnb is actually backing a NYC host, in his lawsuit against the city!!
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-18/airbnb-is-financing-a-user-s-lawsuit-against-new-york-city
SEe the lawsuit here:
www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.497622/gov.uscourts.nysd.497622.1.0.pdf
This week an Airbnb host backed financially by the company sued the city, accusing officials of retaliating against him for speaking out in support of home rentals.
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-20/new-york-city-sues-airbnb-to-force-compliance-with-subpoena
New York City asked a judge to order Airbnb to comply with a subpoena for information about its hosts, just days after lawmakers demanded it share the names and addresses of hosts in the city.
In a lawsuit Friday, the city said Airbnb is “largely refusing to cooperate” with its investigation into illegal short-term rentals and refusing to produce “any records whatsoever.”
Christopher Nulty, an Airbnb spokesman, said Airbnb didn’t comply with the subpoena because it was too broad and requested information not related to the investigation. "We are committed to fighting for the privacy of our community and will not stand by silently while OSE attempts to game the legal system in order to continue to harass responsible New Yorkers who share their home," Nulty said in a statement.
In a lawsuit Friday, the city said Airbnb is “largely refusing to cooperate” with its investigation into illegal short-term rentals and refusing to produce “any records whatsoever.”
Christopher Nulty, an Airbnb spokesman, said Airbnb didn’t comply with the subpoena because it was too broad and requested information not related to the investigation. "We are committed to fighting for the privacy of our community and will not stand by silently while OSE attempts to game the legal system in order to continue to harass responsible New Yorkers who share their home," Nulty said in a statement.
Really glad to see Airbnb fighting back against what, in my opinion, is clear and unconstitutional overreach by the NYC government. It's pretty clear in our nation that government is NOT permitted to go on "fishing expeditions" and data grabs to just allow it to fish through the information to try to find evidence of wrongdoing in some hosts. This is illegal search and seizure and it's not permitted by our constitution. Governments are only allowed to get information for specific cases, where they have reason to believe there is a crime, as with any search warrant.
I'm also really glad that Airbnb is actually backing a NYC host, in his lawsuit against the city!!
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-18/airbnb-is-financing-a-user-s-lawsuit-against-new-york-city
SEe the lawsuit here:
www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.497622/gov.uscourts.nysd.497622.1.0.pdf
This week an Airbnb host backed financially by the company sued the city, accusing officials of retaliating against him for speaking out in support of home rentals.