Airbnb claims NYC’s strict new rules could spur ‘de facto ban’ on service citywide: suit

Airbnb and several of its hosts sued New York City on Thursday to stop officials from enforcing “extreme and oppressive” registration requirements — claiming the tough new rules could effectively put Airbnb out of business in the Big Apple this summer. The San Francisco-based home-sharing site is…

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