For an example of lawbreakers inexpedient to prosecute, in NY, see this: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/nyregion/charitys-fired-chief-is-charged-with-steali

For an example of lawbreakers inexpedient to prosecute, in NY, see this: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/nyregion/charitys-fired-chief-is-charged-with-stealing-millions.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/nyregion/charitys-fired-ch... You have to read the story three times -- for some reason the NYT didn't want to be clear. But the upshot is that an embezzler was using a nonprofit to recycle state grants into political contributions. His wife works for the Speaker of the State Assembly. Any investigation of her? Or the Speaker? Prosecutorial discretion doesn't seem super interested. There are real reasons to regulate rental activity like AirBnB's. It would be nice if we could believe the regulatory apparatus was interested in protecting ordinary citizens' rights in their ordinary residences. Seems like a stretch.