NY official: Airbnb stay illegal; host fined $2,400
I've had this argument with several people. Their position is that "it's my house/apartment, I should be able to do what I want with it" (even when renting they use this argument).<p>My argument is that this is not and has never been true. You can't, for example, run a tannery in your apartment.<p>What's more, as a resident (and especially if I were an owner) I wouldn't want my building being a de facto hotel. An endless stream of people coming and going, having building keys and so on.<p>I don't believe this ruling is anything new. I believe short stay (<30 days) like this was always illegal in NYC.<p>A friend of a friend lives in a building where the super was soldering a pipe and managed to burn the entire building to the ground (gutted the inside that is).<p>Imagine the scenario if an AirBnBer does this with say a cigarette?<p>Or what if someone is assaulted by such a person?<p>Residency laws exist for a reason. Honestly, AirBnB just seems like a massive liability time bomb waiting to go off.