A New York judge on Tuesday dismissed Airbnb's lawsuit against New York City over legislation it called a "de facto ban" against short-term rentals on Tuesday. Justice Arlene Bluth of a state court in Manhattan said it was "inherently rational" for the city to require that hosts register with a local agency, as a means to reduce the thousands of illegal short-term rental listings. Airbnb sued New York in June, saying the city's enforcement of Local Law 18 would make it more difficult for hosts to do business, and effected "its most extreme and oppressive regulatory scheme yet, which operates as a de facto ban against short-term rentals."
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