![]() The city says it’s enforcing existing laws and protecting the health and safety of visitors as well as preventing housing from “being lost to the practice of illegal STRs,” according to official documents. The rules, which are being enforced as of Tuesday, mean a whole lot of listings on sites such as Airbnb will no longer be available for stays of less than 30 days unless property owners have gone through the city’s application process and received approval in the form of an official registration number.Īirbnb has called the rules a “de facto ban” on short-term rentals (STRs) that will hurt hosts and the tourism economy. Philadelphia has also passed restrictions on short-term rental sites, removing unlicensed short-term dwellings from Airbnb and other platforms.Travelers looking to rent an apartment for a few days in New York City will find slimmer pickings now that city officials have started enforcing new rules cracking down on short-term rentals. Santa Monica, California, banned renting apartments for less than 30 days, the Los Angeles Times reported, in addition to implementing other rules to regulate short-term dwellings. Other US cities have severely restricted Airbnbs. Speaking to the AP, Yedinsky added: “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.’” “New York City’s new short-term rental rules are a blow to its tourism economy and the thousands of New Yorkers and small businesses in the outer boroughs who rely on home sharing and tourism dollars to help make ends meet,” he said. ![]() Theo Yedinsky, the global policy director for Airbnb, said the latest enforcement would harm the New York tourist economy. Hosts have rejected the enforcement and said that the most recent crackdown could hurt families attempting to make ends meet by renting out their homes. ![]() Those living near short-term rentals complain that the dwellings bring disruption to local communities, including noise, parties and pollution. Supporters of the new law have long pushed for tighter regulation of Airbnb in New York and other cities, especially amid New York’s housing shortage. The latest regulations are expected to dramatically shrink the number of available listings. “In New York City, residential apartments should be for residential use,” Murray Cox of Inside Airbnb told the Associated Press. There are currently more than 40,000 Airbnb listings in New York, according to Inside Airbnb, a housing advocacy group that tracks listings in US and world cities. ![]() Platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo are required to make sure anyone using their platform in New York follows city rules. Hosts in violation of the new legislation could face fines from $1,000 to $5,000. Under the tighter regulations, eligible hosts must prove they live in the dwelling they are renting out and that the home is up to municipal safety codes and other regulatory requirements. The host has to reside in the dwelling unit, and guests must have access to all parts of the home. Legal short-term rentals are properties with no more than two people hosted. It said the city will spend time working with platforms to use its verification process. Klossner’s office is overseeing implementation of the new rules. “Registration creates a clear path for hosts who follow the city’s longstanding laws and protects travelers from illegal and unsafe accommodations, while ending the proliferation of illegal short-term rentals,” Christian Klossner, of the New York City mayor’s office of special enforcement, said in a statement to the Guardian.
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