[eappleby]

I think the biggest benefactors of these laws (outside of the hotel industry) are real estate agents. The value of real estate agents has dwindled for years, but if they can help connect homeowners with short term renters, they can provide a lot of value and potentially skirt these laws.

[gaadd33]

If real estate agents in NYC can do that I would be very impressed given they generally struggle to find and rent apartments when given basic criteria as to what is acceptable. It would definitely improve the entire profession if they could replace airbnb.

[JumpCrisscross]

New York rental agents are awful. But the usual workaround for these laws is an N-day lease with <N use days. So the law winds up being a rate limit, versus a ban, which I think keeps everyone happy.