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New York’s Airbnb Ban Is Descending Into Pure Chaos::People are listing short-term rentals on social media and lesser-known platforms, bolstering a rental black market in New York City.

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[-] Tosti@feddit.nl 70 points 11 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)
[-] jet@hackertalks.com 45 points 11 months ago

Heck. Let people submit tips with proof, and split the fines with the reporters.

Then the short-term renters own customers will report the rental when they're done. And then get money. Crowdsource the snitching

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 11 months ago

Not the US, but my city actually started a snitch e-mail address.

Stuff like airbnb now need a permission, and if you suspect an address has an unlicenced one, you can ask them and they will actually tell you if it's an allowed listing.

Reported two of them, one was allowed, another one "will be checked". Not sure what happened to the latter

[-] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 5 points 11 months ago

Not sure what happened to the latter

Believe it or not, jail.

[-] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Hell, just book the suites and dont pay. If they have an issue, they can get into contact with new yorks regulatory body.

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