Stanley Karol, a 56-year-old Airbnb host in Brooklyn, sued the city in federal court Wednesday, accusing officials of retaliating against him for speaking out in support of home rentals.
The U.S. Interior Department’s inspector general is probing a Montana real estate deal involving a foundation set up by the agency’s secretary, Reuters reports. San Diego’s City Council adopted an ordinance that restricts short-term rentals, which could impact some 1,000 properties, the Los Angeles Times reports. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.