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A comment on Airbnb in the City – New York State Attorney General's Report [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:Airbnb in the City – New York State Attorney General's Re... by bradleyjg on Friday October 17, 2014 @01:44PM (#8472255)
Do you rent out an entire apartment in a building with 3 or more units for 30 or fewer days at a time? If so, you are one of those people participating in rampant abuse.
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Re:Airbnb in the City – New York State Attorney General's Re... by gdilla on Friday October 17, 2014 @02:46PM (#8472678)
Uh, no... I live in a one bedroom apt and rent out my bedroom while I take the couch. If i'm present in the apt, it's perfectly legal (as long as the stays are less than 28 days).
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Re:Airbnb in the City – New York State Attorney General's Re... by baddox on Friday October 17, 2014 @02:10PM (#8472440)
What's special about the numbers 3 and 30?
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Re:Airbnb in the City – New York State Attorney General's Re... by bradleyjg on Friday October 17, 2014 @02:21PM (#8472515)
They were chosen as part of the legislative process to balance competing concerns. There's a line drawing problem involved in going from tourist hotels to furnished leases, but that doesn't mean that the two aren't distinct phenomenons any more than similar definitional problems mean there's no such thing as baldness.
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