The sub-lease on Airbnb is no longer quite the same legal ground for tenants, owners and the platform itself. By two judgments handed down on 7 January 2026, still very commented in May, the Court of Cassation set an important limit: Airbnb cannot always present itself as a simple internet host when illegal sub-lease ads pass through its site. The shade is technical, but its effects are very concrete. The status of Airbnb challenged by the court…
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The sub-lease on Airbnb is no longer quite the same legal ground for tenants, owners and the platform itself. By two judgments handed down on 7 January 2026, still very commented in May, the Court of Cassation set an important limit: Airbnb cannot always present itself as a simple internet host when illegal sub-lease ads pass through its site. The shade is technical, but its effects are very concrete. The status of Airbnb challenged by the court…