Sentences with phrase «as illegal hotels»

Together, Council Member Van Bramer and these New Yorkers in need will express why they believe Airbnb needs to be held accountable for allowing tax - subsidized affordable housing units to be posted as illegal hotels on their website.»

Critics have long accused Airbnb of turning a blind eye as site users routinely rent out residences as illegal hotels.

In a statement to Politico, he said the bill would help prevent landlords from renting affordable housing units as illegal hotels, «and those who use the site without breaking the law will have no problem giving their name to the city.

«This bill will have a chilling effect on unscrupulous landlords renting out affordable housing units as illegal hotels,» Johnson added.

Critics claim they want to keep hosts from «warehousing» units — using them year - round as illegal hotels rather than for permanent residences.

«For a hardworking New Yorker that pays their rent, no one should have to live in a building or next to someone whose apartment is being used as an illegal hotel.»

Since the startup was founded in 2008, landlords have argued it violates zoning laws and operates as an illegal hotel.

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NEW YORK CITY — Illegal hotel complaints increased 62 percent last year because short - term rental sites such as Airbnb are violating the law, hurting efforts to provide affordable housing and placing the safety of legal tenants at risk, elected officials said Tuesday during a marathon City Council hearing.

As Cuomo ponders a bill to curb Airbnb, the online booking service said it's policing its website to remove commercial operators in the city, addressing a chief complaint of critics who say it promotes illegal hotels and effectively takes scarce apartments out of circulation.

He will testify Friday at a City Council hearing on several bills that aim to curb illegal hotels, including one that could fine operators who repeatedly break the law as much as $ 50,000.

But then she learned it was illegal to sell liquor without a license and she started working full - time as a maid, cleaning two hundred hotel rooms a week.

You won't find off - the - beaten - path bars tucked away on hidden streets, as it's illegal to serve alcohol outside of hotel complexes.

The Playita Beach is no longer nude as nude beaches are illegal in CR, but it is still mostly gay - although there are straight tourists from the hotel behind the beach.

No hotel, convention center, or other commercial establishment or the network operator providing services at such establishments may intentionally block or disrupt personal Wi - Fi hot spots on such premises, including as part of an effort to force consumers to purchase access to the property owner's Wi - Fi network -LSB-...] Such action is illegal and violations could lead to the assessment of substantial monetary penalties.»

Online gambling remains strictly illegal in Japan, but casinos can now open in resorts as long as the facilities include entertainment venues, an international conference hall and a hotel.

Most recently, the EEOC extracted a $ 72,000 settlement from a Holiday Inn Express hotel on behalf of nine illegal immigrants from Mexico who were fired as housekeepers in alleged retaliation for leading a successful union organizing drive.