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Re:New York is about to crack down on short-term rentals on ... by leotravis10 on Monday August 28, 2023 @02:41PM (#37298663)
There's a group dubbed "Friends of the Court" and others want to kill NYC's rent stabalization laws and they're already asking the Supreme Court to take the case.

Article: https://www.levernews.com/friends-of-the-court-ask-scotus-to... Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37298543

There's a very good chance that the housing crisis might get even worse before it gets better.

Re:New York is about to crack down on short-term rentals on ... by mdhen on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:33AM (#37305256)
Rent stabilization causes increased rents for those without it. It is nice to have though, I used to have one in a 421a building. Really nice spot.
Re:New York is about to crack down on short-term rentals on ... by nobody9999 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @08:53AM (#37321284)
>There's a group dubbed "Friends of the Court" and others want to kill NYC's rent stabalization laws and they're already asking the Supreme Court to take the case.

You mean these guys[0]? They've got their fingers in a lot of pies!

[0] https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/amicus_curiae