Airbnb takes on position on the Host-Plaintiffs' claims, or others claims, to legal title to the properties on which the accommodations are located and its standard Terms of Service requires that every Host agree and warrant not to offer any accommodation on Airbnb's platform that the Host does not own or have permission to make available for booking.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
In Settlement Airbnb Agrees To Allow Listing of West Bank Properties
In a press release yesterday, an Israeli civil rights group announced a settlement in Sliber v. Airbnb, one of a number of suits challenging Airbnb's decision to delist rentals in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. (See prior posting). Apparently the policy was neverin fact implemented. Under the Settlement Agreement (full text) Airbnb will modify it policies to allow listings of all properties in the area, subject to its Terms of Service. Sidestepping conflicting claims over claims to the West Bank, the Settlement Agreement says in part:
