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Hotel unions have paid millions to keep AirBnB in trouble in NYC, especially through their mouthpiece politician Linda Rosenthal. Its the same as teachers' unions paying pols for stymying charter schools at every step they can.
You pay enough money to politicians in NYC you still get want you want. No better than Tammany Hall days.
They should have done this a long time ago. It is not allowed here, yet AirBnB still offering NYC spots.
Nothing to discuss. NYC can sue AirBnB, for lots of money.
Isn't it allowed in non-multiple unit dwellings? I wonder if Airbnb will comply with this subpoena, it seems very broad. When de Blasio passed the Airbnb disclosure law, Airbnb sued NYC and won in federal court. This looks like something Airbnb should fight in court as well. You can't just subpoena records of everyone on a database, you have to go after particular individuals/law breakers. Just like you don't take fingerprints of everyone in the neighborhood because some guy two blocks over committed a crime...
They should have done this a long time ago. It is not allowed here, yet AirBnB still offering NYC spots.
Nothing to discuss. NYC can sue AirBnB, for lots of money.
It’s allowed in private homes under 3 families. Completely illegal in multi dwelling units.
It’s fairly easy to figure out which listings are in apartment buildings and commercial host. The city is just lazy and don’t want to do it the right way.
Infringing on the rights of people who lawfully do short term rentals in their own home is an abuse of power. It’s perfectly legal to do short term rentals when the host lives on the premises.
Isn't it allowed in non-multiple unit dwellings? I wonder if Airbnb will comply with this subpoena, it seems very broad. When de Blasio passed the Airbnb disclosure law, Airbnb sued NYC and won in federal court. This looks like something Airbnb should fight in court as well. You can't just subpoena records of everyone on a database, you have to go after particular individuals/law breakers. Just like you don't take fingerprints of everyone in the neighborhood because some guy two blocks over committed a crime...
Boom
Airbnb has already filed a counter lawsuit
Airbnb is willing to do what they did in San Fran to find bad actors as well as letting NYC get tax revenue from each booking. The city of course doesn’t want to compromise. And they wonder why Amazon ran off, the city had been fighting tech companies all year. Uber/Lyft/Airbnb/amazon etc
I can’t wait till the next recession when money is low and the finance sector is struggling. De Blasio won’t have the fund to keep on fighting and for his social service programs
Should do like they did in Japan and force Airbnb's to register a code. Airbnb is somewhat questionable already since it violates most rental, and I assume coop, contracts. I think what's crazy is that Airbnb is fighting it; makes me think that they think they're above the law. Also crazy that they fight the law in the US and not abroad (anecdotal, I'm not actually sure).
I've used them before, though only internationally, and I can't but help but feel I'm taking part of an illegal service Hotel prices are insane in the US though.
AirBnB is a California company. They're listing NY properties, but AFAIK don't have a corporate nexus in NYC. Under the interstate commerce clause of the US Constitution, the city/state of NY should have no right to regulate them.
Should do like they did in Japan and force Airbnb's to register a code. Airbnb is somewhat questionable already since it violates most rental, and I assume coop, contracts.
Japan has completely different laws. What is legal there may not be legal here.
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I think what's crazy is that Airbnb is fighting it; makes me think that they think they're above the law.
??? What makes you think that? Airbnb is rightly fighting laws that it deems discriminatory and illegal and winning in court. Just because de Blasio wants to enact laws that violate US constitution or federal law doesn't mean those laws are legal by default, we don't live in an authoritarian dictatorship. Make no mistake, all these laws are sponsored by the hotel lobby and no one else. They want to legislate competition out of business, instead of competing.
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Hotel prices are insane in the US though.
