There are a lot
of illegal rentals out on the markets and they should be more regulated because a lot of customers get turned away from renting from having a bad experience with a rental which shouldn't be on the market.
But Several lawmakers blasted the city for not doing enough to stem the tide
of illegal rentals.
Not exact matches
The office
of the New York State attorney general reported in October that roughly three quarters
of all Airbnb
rentals in New York City were
illegal.
For example, New York attorney general Eric T. Schneiderman deemed nearly three - quarters
of Airbnb
rentals in New York City
illegal, and the company had to remove about 2,000 listings.
Earlier this year, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released a scathing report claiming that 72 percent
of all
rentals in the city are
illegal.
Under New York State's Multiple Dwelling Law, short - term
rentals of fewer than 30 days are
illegal in buildings with three or more units, unless the owner is present.
New York state last month passed a similar measure that makes it
illegal to advertise apartments for fewer than 30 days in New York City, and lawmakers have pushed the federal government to take a closer look at Airbnb and other home - sharing sites on accusations
of creating housing shortages and driving up
rental costs.
That's the gist
of a new law Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Friday, which targets those short - term
rentals (apartments in multiunit residences leased for less than 30 days) that are technically
illegal but still very often listed on Airbnb and other home - sharing sites.
A report from a housing advocacy group claims more than half
of the Airbnb
rentals in New York City last year were
illegal.
«Airbnb has flouted the laws that protect affordable housing for years, and now with new legislation to further crack down on the proliferation
of illegal short - term
rentals, I urge Governor Cuomo to send a strong message that New York prioritizes hard working New York families by signing this bill into law,» Van Bramer said.
NYC lawmakers targeting Airbnb want to triple the size
of a special task force that focuses on
illegal rentals offered by the online service.
Share Better, an anti-Airbnb coalition that includes politicians and the hotel industry, is launching a new ad campaign and website today warning about a new law cracking down on the advertising
of illegal short - term
rentals and the costs
of violating it.
Over half
of Airbnb users in New York City might be breaking the state law banning short term apartment
rentals, but very few are big - time
illegal hotel operators, according to data released by the tech company today.
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.
City lawmakers targeting Airbnb want to triple the size
of a special task force that focuses on
illegal rentals offered by the online service, The Post has learned.
ALBANY — A bill that would bar the advertising
of illegal short - term
rentals on platforms like Airbnb is gaining steam in the last week
of the legislative session.
John Banks, president
of the Real Estate Board
of New York, said
illegal short - term
rentals pose safety and quality
of life issues for building residents while the building owners are the ones who get stuck paying the fines for the
illegal actions
of their tenants.
An Upper West Side landlord and a former broker were hit with a combined $ 17,000 worth
of fines for allegedly advertising
illegal short - term
rentals...
A report by the city
of Santa Monica details the uphill battle the beachside community must wage against
illegal short - term
rentals, and the novel...
An investigation
of Airbnb
rentals from 2010 to 2014 by the office
of state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman found that 72 percent
of the units in New York City were
illegal, with commercial operators constituting 6 percent
of the hosts and supplying 36 percent
of the
rentals.
Tenants
of London Terrace Gardens, a 921 - unit
rental building in Chelsea, can proceed with a lawsuit alleging
illegal rent hikes related to a tax...
Assemblyman Micah Kellner plans to introduce a bill Monday that would make it
illegal for landlords to warehouse
rental apartments before the attorney general approves plans to convert the building into a condominium or co-op, said his chief
of staff Eliyanna Kaiser.
Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, a Democrat from Manhattan's Upper West Side, said her colleagues would consider a bill that would ban the advertisement
of illegal short - term
rentals on sites like Airbnb.
Stays
of less than a month in secondary units such as investment condos or structures like boats and trailers must remain
illegal, in an effort to bring at least 1,000 homes back into the
rental market, he said.
In the sale or
rental of housing In advertising the sale or
rental of housing In the financing
of housing In the provision
of real estate brokerage service In the appraisal
of housing Blockbusting is also
illegal
The practice
of renting accommodations to travelers in areas not permitted by zoning had been pervasive on Maui for decades, but in 2007 Maui County began closing down these
illegal rentals.
- Failure to pay rent - Violation
of lease agreement (
illegal usage, subletting, pets, etc.)- Health or safety hazards caused by the tenant - Damage to the
rental property / premises.
Canadian law already renders it
illegal to make for sale or
rental an infringing copy
of a copyrighted work such as movie.
The law makes
illegal any discrimination in the sale, lease or
rental of housing, or making housing otherwise unavailable, because
of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
Under current rules, short - term
rentals are
illegal in most
of Los Angeles.
For example, the term «Christian handyman» in an ad for
rental housing violated Wisconsin law by expressing
illegal preferences on the basis
of both sex and religion.
However I stipulate in the
rental contract that they may not engage in
illegal activity or downloading copyrighted files, specifically mentioning bit torrent, and doing so is a breach
of the
rental contract.
Vendors understand that it is
illegal to advertise or in any way to discriminate in the sale or
rental of a dwelling to a person because
of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.
Previous
rental history reports from landlords must reflect timely payment, sufficient notice
of intent to vacate, no complaints regarding noise, disturbances or
illegal activities, no NSF checks, and no damage to unit or failure to leave the property clean and without damage at time
of lease termination.
The Fair Housing Act declares a national policy
of fair housing throughout the United States, making
illegal any discrimination in the sale, lease or
rental of housing, or making housing otherwise unavailable, because
of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
It is
illegal, pursuant to the Ohio Fair Housing Law, division (H)
of Section 4112.02
of the Revised Code and the Federal Fair Housing Law, 42 U.S.C.A. 3601, to refuse to sell, transfer, assign, rent, lease, sublease or finance housing accommodations, refuse to negotiate for the sale or
rental of housing accommodations, or otherwise deny or make unavailable housing accommodations because
of race, color, religion, sex, familial status as defined in Section 4112.01
of the Revised Code, ancestry, military status as defined in that section, disability as defined in that section, or national origin or to so discriminate in advertising the sale or
rental of housing, in the financing
of housing, or in the provision
of real estate brokerage services.
It is
illegal, pursuant to the Ohio Fair Housing Law, Division (H)
of Section 4112.02
of the Ohio Revised Code and the Federal Fair Housing Law, 42, U.C.S.A. 3601, to refuse to sell, transfer, assign, rent, lease, sublease, or finance housing accommodations, refuse to negotiate for the sale or
rental of housing accommodations, or otherwise deny or make unavailable housing accommodations because
of race, color, religion, sex, familial status as defined in Section 4112.01
of the Ohio Revised Code, ancestry, military status as defined in that section, disability as defined in that section, or national origin or to so discriminate in advertising the sale or
rental of housing, in the financing
of housing, or in the provision
of real estate brokerage services.
«So in the simplest terms, if you have real estate, you're going to buy a piece
of property with the
illegal funds, hang on to it — or have
rental income from it, so that
rental income is legitimate — and eventually when you sell the real estate, you get your proceeds out
of it and by all accounts it appears to be a legitimate transaction.»