72% of New York City Airbnb Rentals Are Illegal, Says NY AG

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Mark Melin
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Nearly 72 percent of Airbnbs in New York City are actually illegal hotels, says a new report from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman — and Airbnb does not appear to disagree. Majority of Airbnb’s are not individual homeowners The report, titled Carrie Bradshaw–style, “Airbnb in the City,” notes the majority of Airbnb’s in New York City are not individual homeowners sharing an extra bedroom, but really illegal multi-unit hotels running a lucrative business. The report says that that data provided by Airbnb shows the lion’s share of revenue in the city is showered on only six percent of Airbnb…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.