NYC sues 'illegal' Airbnb operator under new law governing short-term rentals
The first-of-its-kind lawsuit comes amid a housing crisis in NYC.
Source: gothamist.com
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The first-of-its-kind lawsuit comes amid a housing crisis in NYC.
A building near the East River in Manhattan was the site of one of the biggest illegal rental operations in the city in the past year, a lawsuit said.
Advocates charge that the illegal short-term rental operation in Midtown is only the tip of an iceberg of thousands of similar schemes that are fueling the city’s housing crisis.