N.Y. Attorney General issues subpoena to Airbnb The New York Attorney General's office has issued a subpoena to vacation rental site Airbnb, to request data about hosts who might be breaking the law, according to a person familiar with the investigation. The Attorney General has been investigating host in New York for over a month in response to complaints from legislators and housing advocates, the person said. Airbnb works like a matchmaking service for renters and people who have a home available for rent. A 2010 New York law made it illegal to rent out an entire apartment for fewer than 30 days. Airbnb CEO responds to recent controversy According to a person familiar with the investigation, the Attorney General's office is mainly targeting property managers or brokers who rent out multiple units, or people who rent their primary units for large amounts of time throughout the year. The office is not going after casual users who may rent their personal apartment out while they are on vacation. The person says that the Attorney General's office has worked with sites similar to Airbnb to enforce the law, but that Airbnb has not, which is why a subpoena was issued. "We always want to work with governments to make the Airbnb community stronger, but at this point, this demand is unreasonably broad and we will fight it with everything we've got," David Hantman, Airbnb head of global public policy, said in a statement Sunday. "Even the politicians who wrote the original New York law agree it was never designed to target ordinary, everyday people who occasionally share their homes," Hantman continued. We want to continue to work with policymakers to clarify these rules, fight illegal hotels, and ensure people in New York can share their homes with travelers from around the world. Hantman says Airbnb will continue its conversation with the Attorney General's office to "remove bad actors" from the platform. The company did not have any further comments. The New York Attorney General's office declined to comment on the matter. Airbnb operates in 192 countries and reports about 4 million stays have been booked through its service.