The legal action applies to all those who made a reservation with Airbnb in Canada and outside Canada — excluding those in the United States — for accommodations in British Columbia.
Airbnb did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the ruling, and McDonald’s decision says the company has not filed a response to Ware’s lawsuit, which was filed in May 2022.
The ruling says the company objected to the lawsuit moving ahead because of overlapping issues with other lawsuits it faced, but McDonald found the “only overlap” was that the company was “yet again” being sued for the alleged improper collection of fees.
McDonald’s ruling says Airbnb also wanted the lawsuit heard in California rather than British Columbia, but the judge found the company offered “no meaningful evidence” about why the case shouldn’t be litigated in the province.
McDonald found the plaintiff “has shown a good arguable case” that, if proven,…
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