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In a memo it’s sending to the City Council Tuesday, the Coalition to End Illegal Hotels criticized the homeowners’ call to change the rules for one- and two-family property owners, calling it “ill-advised” and arguing that an exemption “would make OSE’s job of policing illegal activity significantly harder.” “There is a risk associated with 30 day and longer rentals, because in New York City, once someone lives on a property for 30 days they can claim right to the property,” Lamb said.

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They have called for a pause on the registration enforcement for homeowners who live in their one- or two-family houses.Īs Airbnb automatically switches illegal listings to the 30-day minimum, some RHOAR members are wary. The coalition, which formed a few months ago in response to Local Law 18, believes their members shouldn’t be subject to the same rules as large corporate landlords. “We’ve lost autonomy over our homes,” says Jean Lamb, who works with a coalition of homeowners who offer short-term rentals named RHOAR. Small landlords are pushing back, not only against Local Law 18, but also against the city and state laws that prevent them from renting out entire units for less than 30 days. THE CITY also found over a dozen individuals advertising apartment rentals for as little as a few days on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. Many short-term rental providers already have their own websites that advertise listings, process bookings and initiate transactions between renters and owners - including Elevate Vacation Rentals and Stay & Smile. Local Law 18 holds short term rental sites responsible for “ transactions” but doesn’t hold them responsible for listings, thanks to federal law that shields online platforms from responsibility for content posted on them. “People will do all sorts of things, including trying to create their own platform,” said McKee. What remains to be seen now is how much short-term rental business migrates off the brand-name platforms and onto harder-to-track websites and text chats.

“The city is sending a clear message to millions of potential visitors who will now have fewer accommodation options when they visit New York City: you are not welcome,” Theo Yedinsky, global policy director for Airbnb, told THE CITY. The company informed hosts this summer that any full-unit listing that is not registered will get automatically set to a minimum 30-day stay starting Tuesday. 28, the Office of Special Enforcement had approved just 257 short-term rental hosts on the platform, according to Airbnb, which unsuccessfully sued in an attempt to block the registration system. The new law is already having an impact on Airbnb, the biggest player in the short-term rental industry.Īs of Aug.

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Hosts must provide the Office of Special Enforcement with a lease or other proof that they are the legal occupant of an apartment, and the units must be free of serious housing code violations. “The sooner the city fills these roles the better.” “Our biggest concern is getting OSE staffed up,” said Michael McKee, an organizer with the Coalition Against Illegal Hotels who helped draft the new registration law. OSE’s focus so far has been “responding to submitted complaints,” but the enforcement of Local Law 18 “is designed to address the issue at large scale by requiring the platforms to verify registrations,” said Nora Daniel, chief of staff at the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice which oversees OSE.Īs of May, Gothamist reported, the office had just 28 positions filled out of 60 budgeted.

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