9th Circuit Upholds Santa Monica Airbnb Ordinance
This week the 9th Circuit unanimously upheld the city of Santa Monica’s Home Sharing Ordinance against a legal challenge from Airbnb and HomeAway. HomeAway.com, Inc. v. City of Santa Monica, No. 18-55367 (9th Cir. Mar. 13, 2019). For those unfamiliar with Santa Monica, California, as explained succinctly in the opening sentences of the 9th Circuit’s…