The Airbnb Inc. logo and application are displayed on an Apple Inc. iPhone and iPad in this arranged photograph. (Bloomberg) is lobbying against home inspections as part of Portland's regulation ...

Safety Last The city has no system to ensure Airbnb rentals undergo inspections. Expand. By GABRIELLA DUNN. November 04, 2014 at 4:01 pm PST.

They asked firms such as Airbnb and Vrbo to require homeowners to shut down residential elevators inside their rentals until a safety inspection could be performed.

December 03, 2014 at 10:23 am PST. Portland city officials say they will finally crack down on Airbnb hosts who don't get safety inspections.. WW reported last month that only 4 percent of Airbnb ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Airbnb is dispatching inspectors to rate thousands of the properties listed on its home-rental service in an effort to reassure travelers they’re booking nice places to stay.

Airbnb hosts face no such inspections — and their neighbors in condo, co-ops or apartment buildings may think they have the right not to be living next door to a hotel (which is one reason that ...

The ordinance would set rules for the certification, inspection and enforcement of vacation rentals and standards of occupancy and building safety. It takes effect 10 days after adoption.

A City Council bill that would require the host of short-term rentals on websites such as Airbnb ’s to register their homes with the city and get them inspected by engineers pits the short-term ...

When a fire at an illegal Airbnb rental in Montreal killed seven people last year, it was primarily local news. Social media is filled with tips for improving the safety of a rental — such as ...

Easton is following the lead of at least one other Lehigh Valley city by investigating whether to regulate short-term rentals such as those offered through the popular online booking site Airbnb.

Meanwhile, safety inspections of properties are rarely done. The Oregonian’s Ted Sickinger shares with us his reporting and what the city is likely to do next. Note: This transcript was computer ...