Class action: 300+ Airbnb hosts against Barcelona City Council
Documented case · Barcelona · 2018–2022
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The case
102 Barcelona residents — families and young people who occasionally rented out their primary residence — were fined €60,001. The ACABA association, led by Dylan Tarín, filed the first class action in the world against Airbnb for inducing infractions.
Strategy and outcome
Favorable outcome The City Council opened an ex officio review process for the sanctions. Hundreds of cases were dismissed or significantly reduced.
Case file details
People affected
300+ owners
Result
60% did not pay
Duration
4 years
What this case shows
Every sanction case must be assessed on its own facts, evidence, procedure and the regulations in force at the time. Past case outcomes do not guarantee the outcome of future proceedings.