Downtown homeowners who lived next to nine illegal Airbnbs have filed a lawsuit against the owners of the short-term rental units, alleging the practice violated homeowner association covenants established for the 17 North Market St. building.  The lawsuit, filed March 27 in Buncombe County Superior Court, alleges owners who listed units on the Airbnb website broke covenants that limit the use of units to “single family residential, recreational and related purposes by renting the units as short-term rentals for transient purposes.”    Read the article…………………………….