NY Attorney General: Most NYC Airbnb listings violate the law
Nearly three-quarters of the New York City listings offered by the short-term rental service Airbnb violate city or state laws, New York state’s attorney general charged Thursday.
A report released Thursday by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman also charged that many of the listings are placed by commercial operators running illegal hotels, not by New Yorkers renting out a spare room.
In one instance, Schneiderman said, a single commercial user made $6.8 million.
The report is based on data obtained by Schneiderman’s office as a result of a May 2014 subpoena. It examined New York City Airbnb bookings between Jan. 1, 2010 and June 2, 2014.