After a fatal mass shooting at a rented "party house," Columbus is considering more regulations on Airbnb, Vrbo and other short-term rentals.

The home at 11 West Oakview Road in Asheville on Jan. 23, 2025. The home is the subject of a lawsuit after a man was shot at the property during a party hosted at an Airbnb homestay in 2022.

Airbnb representatives noted that parties are still extremely rare among renters on the platform. Just 0.08% of reservations in Texas resulted in an allegation of a party in 2024.

Statewide, it was about 8,000 people deterred. Overall, Airbnb said that the global party ban policy has resulted in a 45% decrease in parties reported since it was launched in 2020.

Cheektowaga and Lancaster are considering short-term rental regulations, following other WNY communities, to balance economic ...

Airbnb announced Thursday a global ban on all parties and events at its listings for health reasons. The home-sharing platform, which made the announcement in a blog post, said it would also ...

Airbnb is implementing "anti-party" technology that mitigates the chances of "disruptive" crashers turning their rentals into animal houses. Getty Images/iStockphoto They’re going to fight for ...

Airbnb's anti-party defenses are part of a broader set of tools and policies designed to "promote responsible travel" and "help hosts safeguard their spaces" in the U.S, and around the world ...

Airbnb began enforcing anti-party policies in 2020, blocking almost 74,000 people around the world last year from being able to book a reservation around New Year's Eve.