Mayor Hidalgo of Paris is suing $14 Million from American rental website, Airbnb for publishing 1,000 illegal rental adverts. These charges at Airbnb came into existence because they have violated French Law. Under French law, “Homeowners can rent their places for a short term of 120 days per year and advertisements for rent should have a registration number to ensure properties are not rented for a longer time.”
France has passed a law in 2018 which puts fines of 12,500 Euros per illegal posting on rental companies like Airbnb for violating it. Under this provision, Paris going to chase Airbnb into court. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told the Journal du Dimanche newspaper.