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Judge rules in favor of City in vacation rental dispute

Judge rules in favor of City in vacation rental dispute

03/16/2018 12:45 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

A U.S. District Court judge ruled in the city of Santa Monica’s favor this week, writing websites HomeAway and Airbnb did not demonstrate they are likely to prevail on claims Santa Monica’s short-term rental ordinance violates the Coastal Act, the Communications Decency Act or the First Amendment.

“In the midst of a statewide housing crisis, (the) decision affirms that the City of Santa Monica can take reasonable steps to protect residential units from conversion into de facto hotels, while also allowing individuals to share their homes with guests for compensation in authorized circumstances,” said City Attorney Lane Dilg. “We applaud this important ruling.”