1 March 2022
On 12 July 2021 the Dutch foundation Stichting Massaschade & Consument submitted a collective claim against Airbnb. This claim intends to expose the two-sided service costs charged by Airbnb (meaning both landlord and tenant pay a fee). In this respect it is considered most relevant that, in its judgment of 19 November 2021, the Supreme Court decided that Section 7:417 (4) of the Dutch Civil Code ('DCC') does not apply to Airbnb. In other words, Airbnb is allowed to charge two-sided service costs. In the WAMCA proceedings, the parties have been granted until 29 December 2021 to submit their comments with regard to (the consequences of) the Supreme Court's ruling in light of the collective action.