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    City’s Airbnb Law Upheld

    Airbnb  •  Upper West Side, Manhattan

    Broadway Hotel and Hostel in Manhattan. Image Credit: CityLand

    Broadway Hotel sued New York City claiming the Airbnb law was unconstitutional. The City served a summons on the Broadway Hotel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for illegal transient occupancy. The New York City Airbnb law prohibited a class A dwelling from renting out rooms on a temporary basis. The City alleged that the Hotel was a Class A dwelling and was therefore prohibited from renting out rooms on a temporary basis for any period less than 30 days. (read more…)

    Tags : Airbnb, airbnb law, CityLaw, OATH, short term rentals
    Date:04/29/2019
    Category : CityLaw
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    Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement Brings Lawsuit Over Illegal Short-Term Rental Operation

    Press Release  •  Citywide

    According to the Office of Special Enforcement, all of the units at 200 East 116th Street were converted into illegal short term rentals. Image Credit: Google Maps

    The lawsuit claims that at least 130 apartments were converted into illegal short-term rentals. On January 14, 2019, the Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement announced that it filed a lawsuit against several defendants for converting apartments in 35 residential buildings into illegal short-term rentals through websites like Airbnb. The defendants include Metropolitan Property Group (MPG), five current or former MPG employees and 18 associated corporate entities. The lawsuit was filed on January 14, 2019, in New York State Supreme Court. (read more…)

    Tags : Airbnb, litigation, Manhattan, Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement, short term rentals
    Date:01/29/2019
    Category : Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement
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