The US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Airbnb on Friday, accusing the company of housing discrimination under the Fair Housing Act.
The case stems from an incident where a host, Jarrod Blake, allegedly refused to rent an apartment to Charisse Ylitalo, a mother with three school-age children, in Huntsville, Alabama, in late 2020.
The complaint, filed in San Francisco federal court, states that Blake rejected the rental, claiming the apartment was not…


































