AirBNB law
Started by deanc
over 9 years ago
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Member since: Jun 2006
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How do people feel about the new law banning AirBNB in NYC for whole apartments on rentals less than 30 days? - http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/21/13361536/airbnb-new-york-cuomo-bill-ban-short-term
Pro pro pro. Rentals for less than 30 days are already illegal, and the fact that they could be flagrantly advertised is a loophole that should have been closed years ago.
I hate that they had to legislate this. However, besides them taking apartments off the market, they often cause disruptive behaviors in rentals, coops, and condos.
I lived in a condo where one woman ran her place as an airbnb all summer claiming relatives were coming to visit and watch her apartment when they were away. She left the names of the "relatives". One "relative" was worse than the next. The last straw was when her "relatives" came home drunk one Saturday night and stopped up the toilet in the main bathroom. The water overflowed for 12 hours and went down FOUR floors. A lot of people were away on the weekends in the summer, so the overflow was not noticed until the water started pouring into the public hallway. The person living below even had water coming out of the electric outlet. Of course, the home owner had no insurance. What a mess.
Great bill. Fully support it for multifamily units. Single family houses are fine for airbnb.
Fully support it, and wrote my legislators and the governor recommending its passage when it was being considered.
I support this bill 100%!
No AirBnB.
Fully in favor. If you want to AirBnB your home, buy a single-family house.