I think these amendments make the lawsuit moot." Airbnb has argued that the city shouldn't be requiring every Airbnb host to go through the arcane and complicated business licensing process at City Hall. Additionally, they've argued, "The new law also violates the federal Stored Communications Act, which creates uniform privacy protections for internet users and prevents cities from simply demanding that platforms turn over user information without a subpoena or other legal process." To the latter point, the revised amendments now say that the Office of Short-Term Rentals can subpoena records from hosting platforms like Airbnb and Homeaway when it discovers possible violations of the city's law by scofflaw hosts — which include people who are renting out entire units full time as short-term hotel rooms, and those who are renting their primary residence on the platform more than the legal 90 days per year.