Officials and housing advocates pushing for the new rules say they're necessary to protect the city’s housing stock and to stop apartments from becoming de facto hotels.
New York City is now enforcing new rules for people listing their homes on sites like AirBnB and Virbo. FOX 5 NY's Arthur Chi'en has what you need to know.
Under the new system, rentals shorter than 30 days are only allowed if hosts register with the city. Hosts must commit to being physically present in the home for the duration of the rental, sharing living quarters with their guest. More than two guests at a time are not allowed, either, meaning families are effectively barred.
"In New York City, residential apartments should be for residential use," said Murray Cox of Inside Airbnb, a housing advocacy group that collects data about the company’s presence in cities around the world. Some hosts of smaller homes said they were being unfairly targeted and lumped in with larger apartment buildings.
While online rental listing services gave travelers more options in New York — and were a financial windfall to residents who rented out their homes while away on vacation — they have also led to complaints about scarce housing in residential neighborhoods being gobbled up by tourists.
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