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New York State will now fine those who rent out homes and apartments illegally:
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that will fine residents who rent out their apartments for illegal short-term stays, striking a blow against Airbnb in one of its most important markets. Airbnb said it would file a lawsuit immediately to block the measure. The fines for those who advertise vacant apartments in a multi-unit building for 30 days or less could be as high as $7,500 for repeat offenders. Airbnb has acknowledged this rule is ignored by thousands of members. People are allowed to rent out a room in their house or apartment while they are also staying there, however.
The law will also fine residents for simply advertising an illegal rental listing. Airbnb tried to offer concessions to prevent the bill from passing. Also at ABC, ConsumerAffairs, and Reuters.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 22 2016, @08:34PM
In Americaw we all love profit, and we all hate business-killing regulations (and labor unions, and socialism).
Unless it's the dirty peons trying to profit from their own meager capital (ie. their home or vehicle) in which case fuck 'em... that's not allowed. Who do they think they are anyway?
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 22 2016, @09:16PM
Hey, those big companies need protection. Without their lobby efforts, what else would they have?
#savebigbusiness
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 22 2016, @09:21PM
Err, wait.
Your actually blaming capitalism for this even though this is a natural extension of communal sensibilities ("what will it do to MY property values") instead of the libertarian sensibility of doing what you like with your own property (standard exceptions apply before some pendant makes the argument of dumping toxic sludge ornamentally).
How many hoops did you have to jump through to get there?
(Score: -1, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday October 22 2016, @09:39PM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 22 2016, @09:51PM
Tell us how your furnace is Jew-fueled.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by archfeld on Saturday October 22 2016, @10:23PM
Rampant American corporatism is not capitalism. Large corporations have made it illegal to interfere with their right to all the profit. A small business has no place attempting to make a buck.
For the NSA : Explosives, guns, assassination, conspiracy, primers, detonators, initiators, main charge, nuclear charge
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 23 2016, @04:25AM
The argument was against capitalism, not corporatism. Or more precisely corruption, and capitalism hasn't cornered the market in that.
And if you really want to belabor the point, corporatism is socialism for the well-connected.
The legal justifications for this don't originate from investing in business shares as much NIMBYism of people promoting a collective right to dictate how private property should conform to their whims, whether the collective is corporate or busybodies.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 22 2016, @11:27PM
Once again this is rural vs. urban divide. When you live in an apartment building with many others, you don't relish the idea of unvetted strangers taking residence in your building for a week or two at a time.