The record

August 2022

2 stories · Crackdown, Platforms

August 2022 put one question to hosts from two directions: who a city may keep out of its permit system, and who a platform may keep out of a booking. A federal appeals court ruled against New Orleans's residency requirement for short-term rentals, and the City Council answered with a freeze on new residential permits. Airbnb began testing a screen for party risk in the US and Canada and reported its most profitable second quarter, while Edinburgh won approval to require planning permission for whole-home lets.

A look back, written in October 2026 from sources published in August 2022. Stay Gazette opened in July 2026.

The towers of downtown San Francisco rise beyond the red span and south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge, seen across blue water under a clear sky.

Platforms · 16 August 2022Airbnb Starts Screening Bookings for Party Risk in the US and CanadaAirbnb began testing a system that stopped flagged guests from booking entire homes before the request reached a host. It cited one figure from an Australian pilot, and a privacy group asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate.By Jesse Kohl · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read

A large pale stone courthouse with a long row of tall columns and arched ground-floor openings stands on a street corner, an American flag flying from its roof and cars parked along the kerb.

Crackdown · 22 August 2022Fifth Circuit Rules Against New Orleans Residency Rule for Short-Term RentalsA federal appeals court held that New Orleans could not reserve residential short-term rental licenses for owners with a homestead exemption. A week later the City Council froze new residential permits and gave every existing one an end date.By Marcus Dane · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read

Pictures on this page. 1. Photo: San Francisco from the Marin Headlands in August 2022 by Lightandtruth, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized). 2. Photo: John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building (55151705481) by ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).

Also that month

What else was reported in August 2022

1 August 2022The Scottish Government approved the City of Edinburgh Council's plan to make the whole city Scotland's first short-term let control area, where, with a few exceptions, changing an entire home to short-term letting would require planning permission. Scottish Government
2 August 2022Airbnb reported second-quarter revenue of $2.1 billion, net income of $379 million and 103.7 million Nights and Experiences Booked, and announced a $2 billion share repurchase program. Airbnb Newsroom
2 August 2022Airbnb removed a Greenville, Mississippi, listing advertised as an 1830s slave cabin after a TikTok video about it spread, apologized, and said it was removing other US listings that include former slave quarters. CNN (via KVIA)
5 August 2022The Greater Las Vegas Short-Term Rental Association sued Clark County, its commissioners and the State of Nevada over the county's new short-term rental rules, which included a minimum two-night stay and no more than one license per person. FOX5 Las Vegas
16 August 2022Property management software company Guesty announced a $170 million funding round led by Sixth Street, MSD Growth and its existing investor Apax, and said the company had grown to almost 600 employees. Guesty