For the first time, Airbnb is taking legal
action against a guest for violating its ban on
unauthorized parties.
The San Francisco-based home sharing
company said Wednesday it is initiating legal
proceedings against a guest who held an
unauthorized party at a home in Sacramento
County, California, last weekend. Three people
were shot and wounded at the party.
Airbnb wouldn’t release the guest’s name but
said it has removed the guest from its platform.
The company has been trying to clean up its
image — promising to verify all of its listings,
for example, and taking a harder line on parties
— as it prepares for an initial public offering
of its stock. The IPO, which was delayed by the
coronavirus pandemic, could still take place later
this year.Image: Toshifumi Kitamura