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Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time by afavour on Thursday July 14, 2022 @09:42AM (#32095984)
> they just need a lot better enforcement of that law.

Perhaps also worth asking why Airbnb continues to host listings it knows are in violation of the law.

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Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time by throwaway889900 on Thursday July 14, 2022 @12:21PM (#32098047)
Very simply, the income they generate from violating the law is more than the fines they will receive if those violations are brought up.
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Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time by cpascal on Thursday July 14, 2022 @11:11AM (#32097006)
Seems pretty easy to enforce. Fine Airbnb for each listing in violation of the law.
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Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time by wollsmoth on Thursday July 14, 2022 @11:11AM (#32097012)
they need to start implementing and enforcing extremely high fines on illegal listings and then actually go out and try to enforce it. That's the only way it ends imo.
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