New York’s Attorney General already suspects that most Airbnb rentals in New York City are dodgy, and he now has some extra evidence to back up that claim… from Airbnb itself. The room sharing service has published data which, when given a close inspection, reveals that 55 percent of NYC hosts are (typically) violating the law by renting out whole apartments while they’re gone. They’re not necessarily setting up illegal hotels, but the Attorney General’s 2014 report revealed that 37 percent of revenue came from hosts with three or more listings. Unless there’s been a change in the past year, the odds are high that some of those recent hosts are abusing Airbnb to make a tidy profit.
Source: Gothamist, Airbnb