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Airbnb and 3 local Hosts filed separate lawsuits against the City of NY

by gdcohen on 6/1/23, 5:10 PM with 6 comments

• by gdcohen on 6/1/23, 5:12 PM

  Worth a read if you've ever used Airbnb for a short term stay in NYC (or if you're an Airbnb host). The City of NY is about to start enforcing a ban on short term rentals on Airbnb, VRBO, etc.

• by lisasays on 6/1/23, 5:33 PM

  The law and rules effectively ban short-term rentals in New York City

  An intentionally misleading statement from Airbnb. The law in question does severely restrict the class of permissible rentals (to owner- and tenant-occupied units), and will certainly bite them in the ass as far as this market is concerned -- but, as Airbnb is perfectly aware, it is not a blanket ban on short-term rentals at large.

  Also, the law in question does not create new restrictions at all -- but rather creates a structure for enforcing existing restrictions.