Very surprised to see all the (or any) Airbnb negativity here. I've been living in an Airbnb for about 2 months now (as a tenant, not a host) and plan to continue doing so indefinitely. The experience is infinitely better than renting from your typical rental company (and at a comparable price, with Airbnb's monthly discounts), and I don't think I could ever go back.
Unfortunately, this just sounds like NYC is making it more difficult for visitors to come check out the city, which is regrettable at best.
Hopefully this bill does not also apply to long-term Airbnb rentals also.
Indefinitely? Are you sacrificing the rights and protections put in place for tenants? I'm not sure where you are located, but where I rent I have legal protection for stuff. Temperature control, eviction warning and so on. Seeking out a proper rental agreement with a landlord (not company, just a property owner) seems like a far better idea.
Honestly, I've never had to directly deal with the rights and protections put in place for tenants when I rented from landlords/companies (for the past ~6 years), and had experiences ranging from negative to "meh".
I've only had positive experiences with Airbnb (so far at least). I rent the entire home so things like temperature control aren't an issue, and in the two instances where 1) a host was unavailable to check me in on arrival, and 2) a host needed to end a contract early,
Airbnb went out of their way to rectify the situation (calling the tenant every 10 minutes until they responded for #1, and offering equal-cost-per-night lodging at a hotel of my choice for both #1 and #2). I would never expect a landlord to go through that, honestly.
FWIW, I'm located in the NL but I've also stayed at Airbnbs in the US and Canada, and have the next 7 months of Airbnb rentals (3 months per place) already booked.
I would definitely (honestly, not being facetious here) be interested in what rental rights I'm missing out on by renting through Airbnb, and how realistic it is that I'd actually need them outside of something crazy happening (I have insurance for most of those cases).
Unfortunately, this just sounds like NYC is making it more difficult for visitors to come check out the city, which is regrettable at best.
Hopefully this bill does not also apply to long-term Airbnb rentals also.