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    Airbnb Host Evicted from Apartment in Greenwich Village

    Airbnb Rentals  •  Greenwich Village, Manhattan

    39 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan. Image credit: CityLand

    Rent-stabilized tenant substantially profited from 93 individual Airbnb sublettings. In 2010, Linda Lipetz was diagnosed with cancer and was unable to work for over a year. From March 2011 to August 2012, in order to subsidize her rent, Lipetz sublet her rent-regulated apartment located at 39 Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village. Lipetz hosted 93 different people for 338 total days through Airbnb, charging a nightly rate of $95 for one person and $120 for two, and generating $33,592 in revenue. (read more…)

    Tags : Airbnb, Appellate Division First Department, Fifth Avenue, Greenwich Village, Subletting
    Date:10/27/2017
    Category : Court Decisions
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