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Airbnb and similar sites hide fees from customers. A proposed law seeks transparency.

Cleaning fees — in some cases nearly as much as the daily rate — are among the highest charges added to most short-term rentals.

An Airbnb bedroom in South Philadelphia. A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House to require home-sharing companies to advertise all mandatory fees, as well as the nightly rate, to potential customers searching for lodging.
An Airbnb bedroom in South Philadelphia. A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House to require home-sharing companies to advertise all mandatory fees, as well as the nightly rate, to potential customers searching for lodging.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer
    by Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times
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