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Ohio’s battleface Adds Vacation Rental Damage Insurance

Columbus, Ohio-based Insurtech battleface has added vacation rental damage to its benefit options. The new product provides insured travelers with protection against covered losses while staying in a vacation rental. Battleface’s vacation rental damage benefit options include a choice of …

Program Suspended After 40K Apply for COVID-19 Rent Help in Louisiana

Louisiana has suspended an emergency rent assistance program to help with the economic slowdown caused by COVID-19 after more than 40,000 people filled out applications for the help in less than four days. The Louisiana Housing Corporation set aside $24 …

Judge Skeptical over Airbnb Posture in San Francisco Rental Law Suit

A U.S. judge expressed skepticism toward a bid by Airbnb to halt a San Francisco law that imposes fines on home rental companies for processing bookings by hosts not registered with the city. In its lawsuit against San Francisco, Airbnb …

Airbnb Sues Southern California City over Short-term Rental Law

Airbnb is suing the city of Anaheim over a law that regulates short-term rentals. The Orange County Register reported the suit argues the city violates free-speech rights and federal law by holding Airbnb responsible when users post listings for illegal …

Austin Cracking Down on Unsafe Rental Properties

Austin code enforcement officials are trying to crack down on unsafe rental properties by adding more properties to its repeat offender list. The Austin American-Statesman reports that city officials have more than doubled the number of properties designated as repeat …