Under the new restrictions, short-term renters will need to register with the city and must be present in the home for the duration of the rental

Under the new restrictions, short-term renters will need to register with the city and must be present in the home for the duration of the rental

Home-sharing company Airbnb said it had to stop accepting some reservations in New York City after new regulations on short-term rentals went into effect.

The new rules are intended to effectively end a free-for-all in which landlords and residents have been renting out their apartments by the week or the night to tourists or others in the city for short stays. Advocates say the practice has driven a rise in demand for housing in already scarce neighbourhoods in the city.

Under the new system, rentals shorter than 30 days are only allowed if hosts register with the city. Hosts must also 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.

  • wahming@monyet.ccEnglish
    302·
    10 months ago

    While you’re not wrong about that sentiment, it’s misplaced in this context. Partyers and holidayers make for awful neighbours.

    • SCB@lemmy.world
      129·
      10 months ago

      So fuck people trying to pay rent because you don’t like people on vacation.

      How exactly is that defensible?

      • wahming@monyet.ccEnglish
        291·
        10 months ago

        If you have a property permanently on Airbnb, you’re not ‘trying to pay rent’, what is that nonsense?

          • wahming@monyet.ccEnglish
            211·
            10 months ago

            If you’re renting a place, and subletting your guest room on Airbnb… This doesn’t stop you, they specifically made this the default case. If for some reason you’ve got a 5 bedroom place or something, maybe consider finding some long term housemates, then. It’s not like there’s a shortage of renters.

      • archiotterpup@lemmy.world
        161·
        10 months ago

        Nah man, fuck people driving up my rent for hosting vacationers. I reported an AirBnB to the city last year and now we have actual tenants.