Post by High Priestess on Aug 11, 2018 15:59:21 GMT
So now NYC is telling a hotelier, that he cannot run a hotel!!
Judge okays hosts' lawsuit against New York City:
www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20180810/REAL_ESTATE/180819989/judge-oks-lawsuit-against-city-in-airbnb-case
This is a very interesting case. This man owns an SRO building, which is a building really designed for "transient" stays. Yet, NYC will not allow him to offer short term rentals in the building.
This in spite of the fact that , as stated in this article: www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170522/upper-west-side/airbnb-illegal-hotel-affordable-housing-single-room-occupancy/
"An appeals judge found that short-term rentals were allowed at the Single Room Occupancy (SRO) building because the owners had proven it had been a hotel for at least 70 years and was thus grandfathered in."
The hotelier's lawsuit against the city is here:
www.scribd.com/document/348839261/Notice-of-Claim-Helms-Realty-Corp#download&from_embed
The lawsuit document is about 106 pages, but only the first 25 pages are the lawsuit argument -- the rest is supporting documentation.
So as I read this, this man actually owns a "hotel", and yet is being told by the city that he cannot operate a hotel, and is being massively fined by the city for operating his hotel as a hotel. This is pure insanity. I hope he wins his lawsuit mega-big time.
Judge okays hosts' lawsuit against New York City:
www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20180810/REAL_ESTATE/180819989/judge-oks-lawsuit-against-city-in-airbnb-case
This is a very interesting case. This man owns an SRO building, which is a building really designed for "transient" stays. Yet, NYC will not allow him to offer short term rentals in the building.
This in spite of the fact that , as stated in this article: www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170522/upper-west-side/airbnb-illegal-hotel-affordable-housing-single-room-occupancy/
"An appeals judge found that short-term rentals were allowed at the Single Room Occupancy (SRO) building because the owners had proven it had been a hotel for at least 70 years and was thus grandfathered in."
The hotelier's lawsuit against the city is here:
www.scribd.com/document/348839261/Notice-of-Claim-Helms-Realty-Corp#download&from_embed
The lawsuit document is about 106 pages, but only the first 25 pages are the lawsuit argument -- the rest is supporting documentation.
So as I read this, this man actually owns a "hotel", and yet is being told by the city that he cannot operate a hotel, and is being massively fined by the city for operating his hotel as a hotel. This is pure insanity. I hope he wins his lawsuit mega-big time.