Pursuits
Paris Airbnb Cops Want to Know If Your Rental Is Legal
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Paris, one of the world’s most visited cities, is stepping up its crackdown on illegal vacation rentals.
As in New York and Barcelona, officials in the French capital say companies such as Airbnb Inc. have spawned a cottage industry of scofflaw landlords who are cheating citizens out of housing and depriving localities of much-needed revenue from the growth in international travel.