Airbnb Hit With Subpoena From N.Y. Attorney General

... out the legal issues: The legal ambiguity around Airbnb was highlighted by the case of Nigel Warren , an East Village resident who was fined $2,400 for using the site to rent out his room. The fine was reversed last week, but that didn't mollify the ...

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