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March 31, 2015

NYC task force fights home-as-hotel rentals

  • Investigators have cited over 7,000 fire and building code violations and sued several operators, but short-term rental proponents say they've gone overboard.
    • By JENNIFER PELTZ
    Associated Press

    NEW YORK — From an office by the Brooklyn Bridge, a specialized team of investigators tackles a fast-growing concern in the nation's biggest city: apartments being rented like hotel rooms.

    Building and fire inspectors, police, lawyers, city tax specialists and others combine door-knocking, digital sleuthing and even video surveillance in an uncommon approach to an issue bubbling up around the country.


     
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