Read previewIn November, the city of Las Vegas issued a $180,000 fine against a homeowner who officials say ran an unauthorized Airbnb near the Las Vegas strip. The homeowner, however, told Business Insider he believed he was the victim of a scam run by the tenant renting his house at the time. In June 2021, Xin Tao purchased a five-bedroom, two-bathroom property in Las Vegas for $378,000. On two separate occasions in October 2021 and February 2022, Las Vegas city officials knocked on the door, according to government logs. In 2019, Las Vegas instituted sweeping regulations of short-term rentals, including banning out-of-state investors from owning Airbnbs, amid outcry from local residents who complained of an influx of "parties, prostitution, and drugs into residential communities," the Las Vegas Sun reported.

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Persons: —, Xin Tao, Tao, Airbnb, Brian Knudsen Organizations: Service, Business, Las Vegas City Council, Las Vegas, Vegas Sun, Fox, City Council Locations: Las Vegas, Vegas, Oregon, Airbnb, City