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A federal judge in San Francisco has put the brakes on Airbnb’s efforts to halt a new local law that would require the company to verify listings that have been registered with the city first.

If the ruling is upheld on the likely appeal, it may pave the way for similar regulations of the short-term housing market in other cities.

Last month, Airbnb and San Francisco lawyers appeared before US District Judge James Donato to argue Airbnb’s motion for a preliminary injunction, which he denied on Tuesday.