Airbnb fights back against Boston!

[Charlie MacPherson]

The City of Boston recently enacted regulations that severely restrict property owners from renting out their homes by the night, unless the owner lives in the unit - a move aimed squarely at Airbnb.

I don't have a dog in this hunt, but it seems to me that restricting an owner's use of his own private property without compensation is just reprehensible, so long as it doesn't cause a hardship to others

Placing a pig farm in a residential neighborhood seems like an unreasonable burden to others.  Having guests sleep in your property doesn't.

Well, Airbnb is fighting back.  They've sued the City of Boston.

"The lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court says the ordinance violates state and federal law by forcing home-sharing platforms to share information about clients with the city and requiring the platforms to enforce the new rules."

https://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/11/13/airbnb-sues...

Godspeed, Airbnb.  Enough of Regulation Nation.