Calif. Superior Court: Turo Is a Car Rental Company
The ruling stems from a 2018 lawsuit regarding Turo’s San Francisco International Airport (SFO) operations and the collection of the airport’s permit fees.
April 28, 2020
The ruling stems from a 2018 lawsuit regarding Turo’s San Francisco International Airport (SFO) operations and the collection of the airport’s permit fees.
April 28, 2020
A local market franchisee chronicles the growing pains of the peer-to-peer rental concept through supplying the Turo platform with his rental cars and consulting for Turo hosts.
June 11, 2019
In the lawsuit, Massport claims that despite sending the California-based company two cease-and-desist letters, Turo has refused to stop its airport operations.
June 11, 2019
Several people who rent their cars on the Turo platform have reported being stopped by law enforcement while exchanging their vehicles.
February 13, 2019
One bill would consider carsharing companies be treated the same as traditional car rental companies while the other bill would categorize peer-to-peer carsharing companies as something different.
February 6, 2019
In his amendatory veto, Gov. Bruce Rauner recommends a new provision which includes regulations specific to carsharing, such as details on licensure, insurance, disclosure, and liabilities.
September 4, 2018
Turo maintains that its platform is a technology company, not a rental car agency, and therefore should not be subject to the airport taxes and fees that traditional car rental companies pay.
July 17, 2018
Senate Bill 2641, which was passed in April, would require p2p car rental groups such as Turo and Getaround to abide by taxes and regulatory burdens included in the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax Act.
June 14, 2018
The new law mandates that peer-to-peer carsharing companies pay sales tax, are subjected to airport contracts, and must comply with the national safety recall law.
June 12, 2018
All states have laws that govern various aspects of rental car operations. Do those laws apply to new and developing mobility models and, if so, to what extent? The answers are not clear.
May 30, 2018
Despite relinquishing its permits in August 2017, Turo has continued to operate at the airport and actively markets its services to SFO travelers.
January 25, 2018