In New York, the law against Airbnb was blocked

“The city authorities have not given any arguments in support of the fact that the government's acquisition of personal data of this magnitude <...> is justified,” the judge's ruling says.

Engelmayer noted that the law violates the fourth amendment to the US Constitution, which protects against illegal searches, seizures and detentions.

Airbnb called this decision a "huge victory" for the service and its customers, including "thousands of New Yorkers threatened with illegal surveillance."

In July, 2018, the city council unanimously passed a bill that restricts the work of short-term housing services. According to the authorities, services have turned apartments into illegal hotels and aggravated the problem of housing shortages in New York.

In August, Airbnb and HomeAway’s other rental services filed a lawsuit in which they were asked to declare the law unconstitutional.

Such restrictive measures for the services of short-term rental housing are already in force in other American cities: San Francisco and New Orleans.

You can find out what other laws have entered into or come into force at 2019 in New York and New Jersey in our earlier article.