Thousands of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals are expected to disappear from rental platforms as New York City begins enforcing tight restrictions.

Local Law 18, which came into force Tuesday, is so strict it doesn’t just limit how Airbnb operates in the city—it almost bans it entirely for many guests and hosts. From now on, all short-term rental hosts in New York must register with the city, and only those who live in the place they’re renting—and are present when someone is staying—can qualify. And people can only have two guests.

  • duderium [he/him]English
    38•2 years ago

    Good fucking riddance. All landlords and bourgeoisie should be driven into the sea.

  • Deadend [he/him]English
    34•2 years ago

    Suddenly, thousands of new normal rental units available.

    I hope this includes a snitch bounty.

  • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]English
    26•2 years ago

    Theo Yedinsky, global policy director for Airbnb. “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.” Yedinsky says Airbnb has a goal of working with the city on “sensible” home-sharing rules, but he did not elaborate on the company’s next steps.

    “We’re just heckin small beans who are trying to make cities more accessible for tourism!”

    • citrussy_capybara [ze/hir]English
      19•2 years ago

      Yeah, this is the wrong move. New York needs to outlaw living in a place that is owned or rented. That way everywhere with a bed is available for tourists. The people can live and New Jersey and commute. The office spaces should be converted into dorm spaces to fit more tourists in. Turn the whole city into a theme park where no one actually lives and everything is even more overpriced. They’ll be sold out and booked for years. Rename it AirBNB presents: New York City. It’s the only way to tell tourists, “You are welcome”.

  • UlyssesT [he/him]English
    21•2 years ago

    Fuck rent-seeking. Fuck landlordery. Fuck techbros rent-seeking off of the rent-seeking. disgost

  • Cummunism [they/them, he/him]English
    16•2 years ago

    and only those who live in the place they’re renting—and are present when someone is staying

    I’m ok with this, mostly because anyone who is renting a room and is willing to live with strangers sometimes must need the money. That’s not an ideal situation but it should be allowed since people are broke.

    Some asshole with an empty apartment they AirBNB doesn’t need the money, they have more than 1 residence apparently.

  • Dolores [love/loves]English
    14•2 years ago

    whoop whoop! officer-down i wonder what proportion of the coalition was Hotel Money, but it’s still fucking awesome.

      • Dolores [love/loves]English
        4•2 years ago

        well of course, i’m just curious if this was a mobilization of good political energy that can go further, or capital choking some competition.

        or if hotel owners even had incentives to support the law, because they own land that becomes more valuable as airbnb inflates property prices