September 22, 2016
Airbnb, the San Francisco-based lodging-by-web platform he uses, is trying to enlist him and 46,000 other New York hosts in a political movement. Its most immediate goal: to stop Governor Andrew Cuomo from signing a law that would fine Airbnb users as much as $7,500 if they advertise short-term stays in unoccupied apartments. Peter Ward, president of the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, a union representing 32,000 workers, said Airbnb “has been breaking our laws with impunity. Their unchecked growth is depleting our affordable housing stock and driving up rent, while threatening family-sustaining hotel service jobs.”…
Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-09-22/airbnb-mobilizes-users-to-help-fight-its-battles-in-new-york
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