including house parties, affordable housing shortages, and escalating rents. Muñoz claimed that Airbnb's footprint in Puerto Rico represented about 1 percent of the housing stock, the story said.

Authorities accused the woman of fleeing Puerto Rico after the Jan. 2 fire that left four businesses inoperable.

A violent act on New Year’s Day allegedly committed by a tourist highlights rising tensions between the island and the mainland United States.