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    State Legislature Passes Bill to Ban Online Advertisements of Illegal Short-Term Apartment Rentals

    State Legislation  •  Airbnb  •  Statewide
    Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal

    Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal

    The legislation, which is the first of its kind in the Nation, represents New York’s newest tool in its battle with Airbnb. On June 17, 2016, the New York State Legislature passed the first state bill in the Nation to ban online advertisements for illegal apartment rentals. The bill, sponsored by Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal and Senator Andrew Lanza, seeks to protect the at-risk stock of the City’s affordable housing units, which are illegally rented most prominently through Airbnb. For CityLand’s previous coverage on the bill, click here.

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    Tags : affordable housing, Airbnb, legislation, Linda Rosenthal, New York State Assembly, New York State Senate, NYRPTL, State Senator Andrew Lanza
    Date: 06/22/2016
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    Legislation Proposed in NY State Assembly Would Put an End to Online Advertising of Illegal Short-Term Apartment Rentals

    State Legislation  •  Airbnb  •  Statewide
    Chart displays the percentage of Airbnb's listings offering entire homes in New York City before and after Airbnb took down more than 1,000 of them. Image credit: Tom Slee & Murray Cox

    Chart displays the percentage of Airbnb’s listings offering entire homes in New York City before and after Airbnb took down more than 1,000 of them. Image credit: Tom Slee & Murray Cox

    Elected officials and affordable housing activists unite at State capitol in support of the legislation.  On February 24, 2016, 300 members and supporters of the Share Better coalition rallied at the State capitol in support of Assembly Bill A08704, which would ban most online listings advertising rental apartments for less than thirty days per renter. Bill A08704 was proposed to the State Assembly approximately one month after a report was released to the public that tends to show Airbnb released its site data to the public only after purging its site of more than 1,000 illegal temporary rental listings. The rally was held on the same day Airbnb issued a letter to the State legislature to reassure Assembly Members and Senators of the company’s commitment to working with the City in creating fair rules for operating the home-sharing network.

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    Tags : Airbnb, Assembly Member Francisco Moya, Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal, Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, Assembly Member Ron Kim, Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Council Member Jumaame Williams, Council Member Mark Levine, Goddard Law Project, Housing Conservation Coordinators, MFY Legal Services, New York State Assembly, New York State Senate, Real Estate Board of New York, Senator Adriano Espailat, Senator Leroy Comrie, Senator Liz Krueger, Senator Tim Kennedy, Share Better Coalition, State Senator Andrew Lanza, State Senator Brad Hoylman
    Date: 03/01/2016
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    Comptroller Report Finds Airbnb Usage Contributed to High Rent Problem

    Comptroller's Office  •  Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Image credit: New York City Office of the Comptroller

    On April 2018, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer issued a report on the impact of Airbnb on City rents. The report looked at how the home-sharing company impacted rent in the City over the period of 2009 to 2016. The report found that rental rates increases during this time period can be attributed to Airbnb. (more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Airbnb, Brooklyn, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Comptroller, Manhattan, rent increase, rents
    Date: 05/10/2018
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    Two Housing Advocacy Groups Issue Report on Airbnb’s Effect on Residential Rental Rates

    Affordable Housing  •  Airbnb  •  Citywide
    The cover page of the report jointly issued by Housing Conservation Coordinators Inc. and MFY Legal Services Inc. Image credit: BJH Advisors LLC

    The cover page of the report jointly issued by Housing Conservation Coordinators Inc. and MFY Legal Services Inc. Image credit: BJH Advisors LLC

    The report found that the pervasive use of Airbnb in New York City is likely the indirect causation of incredibly low residential vacancy rates and rising rental rates. In June of 2016, housing advocacy groups Housing Conservation Coordinators and MFY Legal Service jointly issued a study on the impact Airbnb and similar short-term rental-facilitating platforms have on the traditional housing market in New York City. While there are several companies connecting short-term rental apartments with people seeking such accommodations, the biggest player in the market right now is undoubtedly Airbnb.

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    Tags : Airbnb, Airdna, BJH Advisors, Housing Conservation Coordinators, MFY Legal Services
    Date: 07/12/2016
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