Assemblyman Richard Gottfried states in this interview that the law is designed to eliminate 'illegal hotels', where real estate companies or building owners re

Assemblyman Richard Gottfried states in this interview that the law is designed to eliminate 'illegal hotels', where real estate companies or building owners rent out many units in a building. He says that they have never gone after people renting out their rooms, and doesn't expect that to change: http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2010/jul/08/illegal-hotel-crackdown/ http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2010/jul/08/illegal-hotel-crac...