Consumer Law

US Sues Airbnb Over Host’s Denial to Mother With Kids

The U.S. government sued Airbnb Friday, alleging housing discrimination after a host refused to rent an apartment to a mother with three school-age children.

In a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, the Department of Justice said the home rental company violated the Fair Housing Act through Jarrod Blake’s rejection of a rental for Charisse Ylitalo and her sons, aged 9, 11 and 14.

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