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I assume it's illegal, as there were news stories a few weeksa go about people asking for a temporary change in the law so they could offer rooms during the Super Bowl. If we could really get $600/nt for our apartment, hell, I'd do it!
Posted on: 2013/10/9 16:18
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I'm not sure I agree that compliance would equal their shuttering. Airbnb has gotten enough buy-in from happy users that perhaps they can disrupt the short-term/hotel rental space by coming to the policy table. They're doing just that in NY state and have stated they want it to be their model city. This isn't heroin purchased with Bitcoin (Note: that's fine with me too).
My condo by-laws forbid short term rentals and I assume most rental leases do as well but I'm curious if Airbnb is de facto illegal under JC law. Do we know? Do we have a hotel tax? There was a discussion on Brian Lehrer yesterday about the NY AG letter sent Airbnb requesting a list of their high volume Airbnb "landlords". A few JC's called in to say they were listing for the Superbowl. It was funny to hear "landlords" express amazement that they had to pay income taxes on their rents. NYC's recently won the right (trial court level) to "rent" if they are also in the apartment at the same time. Renting a room out versus the whole apartment. Interesting stuff. Rachel
Posted on: 2013/10/9 14:43
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airbnb requires its hosts to provide their tax information number when registering, and issues tax information forms (Form 1099-K) every January with calendar year earnings. They copy this information to the IRS. A host could choose not to pay taxes on airbnb rental revenue, but he/she would be pretty foolish to do so.
Posted on: 2013/10/9 14:18
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The "service" that AirBnB expedites is clearly illegal in most cities. If they ran their website to ensure that their users were in compliance with local law they would quickly go out of business.
I believe Silk Road had disclaimers as well.
Posted on: 2013/10/9 14:06
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Neither of these articles say anything about guests being "deceived". If you use AirBnB, you know you're not staying at a Hilton.
Posted on: 2013/10/9 13:50
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Funny how people play dumb, we should always read the fine print.
Posted on: 2013/10/8 22:53
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/01/you ... html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/u ... strikes-article-1.1472786 Is it right for people to constantly rent out their residence as a business in a tax free manner with no C/O in place and free of inspections and code compliance ?
Posted on: 2013/10/8 2:59
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Get on your bikes and ride !
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