Post and Courier – Legal battle over short-term rentals in Charleston back on as lawsuit is revived

December 9, 2016
A tangled legal battle accusing scores of Charleston homeowners of illegally running short-term rental businesses has taken a new twist: Two months after it appeared to be over, the case is back on. Circuit Court Judge Markley Dennis Jr. decided to revive the case this week, which was filed last year as a series of lawsuits accusing more than 100 property owners of unfair competition. Those complaints alleged that homes listed on websites like Airbnb and HomeAway without city permission were cutting into the business of legal hosts and conventional hoteliers…
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