Travelers looking to rent an apartment for a few days in New York City will find slimmer pickings now that city officials have started enforcing new rules cracking down on short-term rentals.
The rules, which are being enforced as of Tuesday, mean a whole lot of listings on sites such as Airbnb will no longer be available for stays of less than 30 days unless property owners have gone through the city's application process and received approval in the form of an official registration number,Airbnb has called the rules a "de facto ban" on short-term rentals that will hurt hosts and the tourism economy.
The city has called illegal short-term rentals a "public nuisance" for many residents citing 11,934 complaints from 2017-2021 related to incidents such as late-night partying, excessive noise and crime. The health and safety of visitors is also at risk, the city has said, including from properties that lack fire safety features.
Other property listing sites, such as vacation rental site Vrbo, will all be subject to the new rules. Expedia Group, which owns Vrbo, declined to comment.A spokesperson for New York City Tourism + Conventions, the official marketing organization and convention and visitors bureau of the city's five boroughs, said the claim that the rules will have a chilling effect on tourism is "speculative at this point.
"New York is among the cities with the highest number of turnaways, so with reduced inventory, there will be fewer visitors and visitor days able to find lodging accommodations," Hanson told CNN Travel via email.SEE ALSO: Maui visitors look to travel insurance, credit card protections for canceled trips
Thousands of listings across various booking sites will be affected as the new registration rules are enforced. The city said that as of the end of the first quarter of 2023, nearly 11,000 listings citywide violated occupancy laws.
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