3 Private Property Rights Arguments Against Northern City Regulation of Home Sharing

The City: Chicago

The Current Ordinance Status: Enacted. Full effect December 2016. 2 pending lawsuits involvling the Liberty Justice Center and Goldwater Center. 

The private property rights challenges raised against the ordinances:

• extra tax on home sharing
• limit on number of units in a building that can be rented through home sharing platform at a given time
• property hosts must maintain records on guests

Chicago Tribune | Chicago’s Airbnb home-sharing rules are ‘draconian,’ lawsuit says