Post by High Priestess on Apr 27, 2017 3:11:49 GMT
A lot of money is being spent to "crack down" on people renting out their own property.
www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170426/REAL_ESTATE/170429915/mayor-bill-de-blasio-budgets-1-6-million-to-crack-down-on-airbnb
Wah! You say travelers staying in our homes puts people at risk? I hate to think what might happen if you go out your front door and walk around the block!
Let's crack down on this, this harms our city: people with suitcases heading towards an affordable stay.
www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170426/REAL_ESTATE/170429915/mayor-bill-de-blasio-budgets-1-6-million-to-crack-down-on-airbnb
Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to expand a citywide crackdown on illegal short-term rentals, planning to spend an extra $2.9 million into the effort over the next two fiscal years.
The city's Office of Special Enforcement will add 16 staffers to the 32-member team devoted to inspecting and fining landlords and leaseholders who rent entire apartments out for fewer than 30 days, which breaks state law.
“The mayor is hiring more building inspectors, lawyers and police officers, as well as other staff, to significantly beef up enforcement against property owners who rent homes as hotel rooms," said mayoral spokeswoman Melissa Grace. "From the tall towers in Midtown Manhattan to brownstones in Brooklyn and entire buildings on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, this illegal activity takes permanent housing off the market, puts people at risk and damages neighborhoods."
The city's Office of Special Enforcement will add 16 staffers to the 32-member team devoted to inspecting and fining landlords and leaseholders who rent entire apartments out for fewer than 30 days, which breaks state law.
“The mayor is hiring more building inspectors, lawyers and police officers, as well as other staff, to significantly beef up enforcement against property owners who rent homes as hotel rooms," said mayoral spokeswoman Melissa Grace. "From the tall towers in Midtown Manhattan to brownstones in Brooklyn and entire buildings on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, this illegal activity takes permanent housing off the market, puts people at risk and damages neighborhoods."
Wah! You say travelers staying in our homes puts people at risk? I hate to think what might happen if you go out your front door and walk around the block!
Let's crack down on this, this harms our city: people with suitcases heading towards an affordable stay.