"Unwilling to actually compete with their sharing economy rivals, the hotel industry did what many large industries do when they feel their business is being threatened: they asked the state to help squash the competition.
Putting pressure on local legislators, New York City hotel moguls have done all they can to make sure Airbnb and other homesharing sites are regulated out of existence.
Unfortunately, local lawmakers were either unwilling to stand up for the right of all New Yorkers to do as they please with their own property, or had a vested interested in the local hotel industry. Either way, New York hotel owners appear to have gotten their way as the state has now initiated a crackdown on local participants of the homesharing economy."
https://fee.org/articles/ny-couple-fined-17k-for-sharing-their-home/
Putting pressure on local legislators, New York City hotel moguls have done all they can to make sure Airbnb and other homesharing sites are regulated out of existence.
Unfortunately, local lawmakers were either unwilling to stand up for the right of all New Yorkers to do as they please with their own property, or had a vested interested in the local hotel industry. Either way, New York hotel owners appear to have gotten their way as the state has now initiated a crackdown on local participants of the homesharing economy."
https://fee.org/articles/ny-couple-fined-17k-for-sharing-their-home/