New York, Airbnb era ends. As of Sept. 5, stop to short-term rentals
If you are leaving for a vacation to New York and have booked an apartment on Airbnb perhaps it is worth [...]
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If you are leaving for a vacation in New York and you have booked an apartment on Airbnb It may be worth reconsidering the arrangement.
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As of September 5, in fact, a new law that will change vacations in the Big Apple altogether: one of the effects could be to see the disappear thousands of ads brief from the portal of the well-known California giant.
The anti-Airbnb law
These days, in fact, the online platform lost the legal battle it had been waging with New York authorities. The appeal filed by Airbnb - and rejected by local judges - opposed the restrictions approved as early as 2022 by the U.S. city, but which had not yet gone into effect.
In fact, the law provides for the stop short rentals in New York City of entire apartments for less than 30 days, while contracts of less than 30 days will be allowed only if the so-called host officially resides in the rented accommodation, provided that no more than two guests are present at the same time.
The court of Manhattan therefore dismissed the appeal of Airbnb, arguing for the legitimacy of New York in taking drastic measures to combat both abusive practices and rising general rents in the metropolis.
According to the new rule - approved in January 2022, while these days the state administration is drafting the regulations and bureaucratic activities to activate the law - homeowners on the booking portal must also Compulsorily register with a specific office, which will have to authorize the start of the activity.
Fines of up to $5,000
According to overseas newspapers, the official entry into force of the rule is the September 5, 2023 and the penalties for noncompliance include a fine for each violation of up to $5,000.
The penalty, however, Is charged to the host, that is, the one who rented the apartment, or to the intermediary agency. No fines are expected for the guest; although the risks of encountering much inconvenience and having to leave the apartment at any moment are obvious.
Those who have already booked an apartment in New York for September, therefore, should be very careful about check the validity Of its choice. Applications for property and host registration have already begun for some time, but not all have yet been accepted.
The risks for those who have already booked
According to some U.S. sources, city offices have approved only the 10% of the questions of registration submitted so far; while 20% are still being checked. The rest of the applications are still "locked in a drawer."
Airbnb has let it be known that as of this week. no longer accepts rentals from hosts who are not yet registered, but assured that he will not cancel reservations already made and valid until December 1.
To date there would be 80,000 reservations on the portal affecting New York City from September 5 onward.
The U.S. metropolis' decision not only jeopardizes Airbnb's business model in the Big Apple, but actually sets a precedent which could also be followed by other cities in the U.S. and Europe and could disrupt the hospitality market in recent years.
