Here’s How Landlords Are Striking Back Against Airbnb

July 24, 2024 | John Mudd

(DNAINFO)  Amy Zimmer | December 8, 2015 — Riders on leases, added security cameras, digital locks and other ways landlords are fighting Airbnb.

The ink barely dried on their broker’s fee check when a couple reneged on the deal to take the $3,000-a month one-bedroom plus office apartment in Greenpoint.

The main sticking point for the DJ and freelance chef: a rider on the lease explicitly prohibited them from marketing the unit on Airbnb, explained David Kazemi, a broker with BOND New York, who added the language to the lease.

“The woman [the chef] was very honest about it. I was like, ‘Are you going to Airbnb the apartment?’’’ he said. “She was like, ‘Yes, September through November and then February through April.’ That’s six months on a one-year lease. These people were straight-up going to rent this apartment and make money off of it.”

Source: Here’s How Landlords Are Striking Back Against Airbnb

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