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A lease doesn't get to make the law, so it's not "illegal", it's simply "non-contractual". Breaking the contact means you'll get evicted, but there's no law-bre
by jahewson 11y ago
A lease doesn't get to make the law, so it's not "illegal", it's simply "non-contractual". Breaking the contact means you'll get evicted, but there's no law-breaking occurring.
- marcoperaza 11y agoIn this particular case it is also against the law of NYC, which prohibits short-term rentals like AirBnB.
- jahewson 11y agoYes indeed, and while it's not "practically every lease" it's obviously highly relevant. It's worth noting that subletting a room is legal in NYC providing the actual resident is present in the apartment too, so it's certainly possible to have legal AirBnB in NYC.
- marcoperaza 11y agoIf you search AirBnB for rentals in New York City where you have the whole place to yourself, you'll find thousands of listings for unquestionably illegal rentals. I wonder whether it's legal for AirBnB to do this, and I have mixed feelings about whether it should be. By taking a commission and providing insurance, they're involving themselves intimately in clearly illegal transactions. I'm guessing it would hinge on the exact way NYC law is written and on jurisdictional issues. Either way, this doesn't absolve people violating their leases by subletting on AirBnB. You're responsible for abiding by your contracts the same way that you're responsible for abiding by the law. The fact that someone helped you carry out your malfeasance doesn't change that.