New York hotels are highly regulated. I'm making the assumption that the landlord doesn't have the right permits (and isn't paying the taxes) to run a hotel.

New York hotels are highly regulated. I'm making the assumption that the landlord doesn't have the right permits (and isn't paying the taxes) to run a hotel. The point is there are no clean actors here. A landlord running an illegal hotel and a renter that broke their lease. But thanks for calling me a sociopath. ;)