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A friend of mine is having similar issues with a neighboring apartment in their building in a more suburban neighborhood of NYC. Large parties of seemingly unde
by mtalantikite 10y ago
A friend of mine is having similar issues with a neighboring apartment in their building in a more suburban neighborhood of NYC. Large parties of seemingly underage kids have been renting the apartment upstairs, throwing weekend long parties, and trashing the surrounding area (using the side of the house as a bathroom, for instance). The landlord doesn't seem to care since the unit would otherwise be empty and he can make the same rent in a weekend as he would in a month. That building doesn't seem to be the only one doing the same thing in the neighborhood.
I had never really thought of kids using AirBnb like that before, but it makes sense. When I was a teenager parties happened when people's parents went away for the weekend. Now an older kid can get a credit card, create a fake profile, rent an apartment for the weekend, charge a fee at the door, and have at it.
- garethsprice 10y agoAssume they've tried calling the cops already? NYC's been cracking down on short-term/airbnb sublets recently so if you can twist the right arm you might be able to get something done. I recently helped a friend with a housing issue (deadbeat subtenants) and we discovered that the NYC housing court has a great service where you can talk to a housing lawyer for free, might be worth a shot to see if your friend has any legal options: https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/housing/vlpselfrep.shtml#meet https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/housing/vlpselfrep.shtml...