What Happens When Airbnb and the NY Attorney General Meet Today
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Airbnb would have to put on quite a show today to get the judge to side with them. But if they lose, expect an appeal as well as a PR blitz that will dwarf all others.
Later today a judge in Albany, New York will hear arguments from a lawyer with the New York Attorney General's office and representatives of Airbnb.
The Attorney General subpoenaed the short-term rental site in October for information about hosts who rented their entire home for less than 30 days, which is illegal in New York City. Airbnb refused to provide the information and challenged the subpoena.
The Attorney General's request was focused on one set of Airbnb's hosts:
Here, the NYAG seeks the identity of Hosts in New York, the address of the apartment(s) rented, the duration of the rental, and the gross revenue generated from the apartments, for only those apartments where the Host did not stay in the apartment during the rental period.
The information requested is directly related to the NYAG's inves
