New York Business Journal – De Blasio strengthens anti-Airbnb task force with new hires and $2.9M

April 27, 2017

The jousting between Airbnb and New York City continues. Mayor Bill de Blasio is infusing $2.9 million into the team tasked with cracking down on Airbnb. According to Crain’s, the city’s Office of Special Enforcement will add another 16 staffers to its 32-member team (made up of building inspectors, lawyers and police officers) devoted to penalizing landlords and leaseholders who rent entire apartments out for fewer than 30 days…

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