Tenant Evicted with No Chance to Cure After Profiteering with Airbnb

Back in December, an Upper West Side woman accused of earning thousands of dollars by renting her rent-controlled duplex on Airbnb was ordered to stop by a Manhattan judge. And in January of this year, apartment-sharing websites including Airbnb were taken to task by City Council members who argued that these companies compromise tenants’ safety, endanger an already limited housing stock, and flout state law.