The new rules are intended to effectively end a free-for-all in which landlords and residents have been renting out their apartments by the week or the night to tourists or others in the city for short stays. Advocates say the practice has driven a rise in demand for housing in already scarce neighbourhoods in the city
Platforms such as Airbnb, VRBO and others are not allowed to process rentals for unregistered hosts – and as of early this week, very few had successfully registered. The city says it has approved just under 300 of the more than 3,800 applications received
These platforms and their hosts have become a plague of locusts feasting on American housing. This policy is appropriately heavy-handed.
I use Airbnb when I travel. I hate staying in a hotel.
I also use Airbnb when I take members of my company to conferences. I rent a house with enough room for eight to stay. Beats the hell out of the cost of hotel rooms.
I use Vrbo but regardless there is nothing wrong with the actual business model. It’s the abuse by the realtors and bad renters and the issue that have arisen in several cities. NYC isn’t the first to crack down like this. Miami started going after Airbnb years ago. For obvious reasons.
It’s not a fairy tale. Miami did this too though differently. It’s a problem with realtors and bad renters and the neighbors who suffer as a result. The issue is apartment buildings not houses. But even houses can be problematic as in nyc there is little space between them
You should look into it rather than declaring it stupid.
This is a perfect example of how Democrats can pass whatever the hell the Good Idea Fairy tells them, and their lap(D)ogs will just automatically support it, full fever.
I agree. There is one across the waterway from me and renters blast music. They have no idea how much sound carries across water.
If people would be respectful of neighbors, there wouldn’t be so many issues. When I rent an Airbnb, I make sure we are quiet and leave the place clean. I even buy a small gift to leave for the host, lol.
Oh, I completely agree. Clearly, I have nothing against renting out an Airbnb as I use them all of the time.
I’d think having something written into the contract fining people for noise or disturbance would go a long way against making these rentals as much of an issue as it is.
also, “Residents who live in buildings with short-term rentals have complained that transient guests bring a greater risk of crime, excessive noise and cleanliness problems.”
