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

https://news.airbnb.com/an-update-about-our-community-in-new-york-city/

by gdcohen • 3 years ago

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gdcohen2• 3 years ago

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.

lisasays3• 3 years ago

That's the take-away Airbnb wants us to have, but that's just not what the law says, as the company knows perfectly well. Please see the sibling comment in regard to this.

jaclaz• 3 years ago

It seems that - at least partially - the lawsuits revolve around the need to register and how complicated this is made.

At least according to this:

https://www.citysignal.com/airbnb-regulations-nyc-january-20...

there are no substantial changes to the Law in type of rent and duration allowed, already you could not legally rent for less than 30 days a "whole" unit, the fact that everyone did it nonetheless is another thing.

lisasays3• 3 years ago

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.

gdcohen2• 3 years ago

Unfortunately it's more restrictive than just owner-occupied units. It's essentially an unlocked room (for up to 2 people) in someone's house/apt that includes shared living spaces.

For example, there are many multi-family houses where a family lives upstairs but can't rent out the downstairs apt.

lisasays3• 3 years ago

Right - the new law is quite restrictive. But it doesn't say what Airbnb wants us to believe it says.

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

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