AirBnB Civil Action by Local Developer/Landlord

[Patrick Bross]

Hey BP,

I've got a legal related question for the community. 

A local real estate developer/landlord has filed a civil action suit against what appears to be EVERYONE whoever operated an AirBnB that did not fall within the legal short-term rental zone ("short-term overlay" for those familiar with Charleston) whether you rented it 1 or 1,000 times. The "plaintiff" claims they are following the rules but everyone else isn't, reduced income, ordinance violations, etc, etc. 

Questions:

• Has anyone heard of this before and if so, could you provide some more info?
• Assuming the logical next step is to hire an attorney, what kind (real estate, litigation, etc)?

Please share any feedback you might have on something like this. Thanks!