
Airbnb pulled controversial anti-Prop F bus stop signs and billboards in San Francisco that were criticized as tone deaf. (Photo: Martha Kenney via Facebook)
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— San Francisco’s new law legalizing home shares suffered a setback Monday when HomeAway filed a lawsuit challenging the measure.
HomeAway, a vacation rental marketplace, claimed the law unfairly benefits Airbnb while making it difficult for other home- share platforms to do business.
The lawsuit claims the legislation, by supervisor David Chiu, was crafted in a way that legalized Airbnb home shares while preventing companies like theirs from doing business in San Francisco.
Micahel Simons, an attorney for HomeAway called the legislation discriminatory.