New York City issues $2,400 fine for renting on Airbnb, but the law is still unclear
23.05.2013
by Adrianne Jeffries, The Verge
Nigel Warren, the New York tenant who ended up in trouble with the city after renting his room out on Airbnb, just got some bad news. A judge on the city’s Environmental Control Board (ECB), which arbitrates these matters, has found Warren’s landlord guilty of violating the state's illegal hotel law and fined him $2,400. Many Airbnb listings were already explicitly illegal in New York, but this ruling extends that illegality to cover even more types of listings. ...
New York City issues $2,400 fine for renting on Airbnb, but the law is still unclear
