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Curious, and I haven't heard many comments on this: does this set a precedent that other states are likely to follow, and if so, is this a serious threat to the

• tptacek 13y ago
  It's probably not even a serious threat in NYC; the ruling doesn't appear to bind on Airbnb itself in any ways, and apparently is only sporadically enforced.
• aggronn 13y ago
  This has to do with a manicpal law, so no. If another city had an identical law then maybe, but airbnb is plainly in violation of it--the court just triple checked.
• HIbachikabuki 13y ago
  It's likely that cities that have substantial tourism and insufficient hotel space in the tourist areas will see an increase in short-term internet-enabled rentals and will have to decide how they want to handle the issue. Austin just put in place a new short-term-rentals policy ~a year ago. It's a pretty fair policy IMO (distinguishes between owner-occupied vs investor/landlord properties, requires collection of hotel tax for the city, etc.). I don't think this'll kill Airbnb & its ilk any more than collection of state sales taxes will kill ecommerce businesses. As business models go mainstream, they inevitably end up getting regulated & taxed. It's only when they're little & marginal that they can fly under the radar.