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I am going to NYC next year, planning to use AirBnb, but I would like to stay away of these professional hosts that actually run illegal hotels whose neighbors
by soneca 12y ago
I am going to NYC next year, planning to use AirBnb, but I would like to stay away of these professional hosts that actually run illegal hotels whose neighbors hate them.
If you can contact me, I would love to consider your place among my options. It is very hard to know if it is a "legit" host or a professional one through the site only, let alone find out the acceptance of the neighbors.
- pyrophane 12y agoActually, it is pretty easy to find a "legit" Airbnb listing. Just look for listings where the host is renting a room in an apartment where they will be present during your stay. Otherwise, the listing is almost guaranteed to be for an illegal hotel.
- soneca 12y agoIs it that hard to be the case where a host is on vacations and want to make some money from his few weeks out? When I first heard of AirBnb that was the case I thought when it made the most sense.
- mjmahone17 12y agoIn NYC, that would still be illegal. One of the long-term tenants of the apartment must be staying in the apartment with any short-term guests. If you have a 2-bedroom apartment, one roommate could host while the other goes on vacation. But they can't both be gone at the same time.