Skift Take
Some New York City homeowners believe they should still be allowed to list their homes on Airbnb despite the city’s ban, and they’re not letting up in their demand for reinstatement.
When New York City effectively banned most short-term rentals last fall, that meant local homeowners were caught in the crossfire.
They could no longer rent vacant units in their homes, which many had relied on to make ends meet, for short-term stays.
Hundreds of them have been pushing back since then through a group called RHOAR (Restore Homeowner Autonomy and Rights).
Margenett Moore-Roberts, one of those homeowners, shared the group’s viewpoint at the Skift Short-Term Rental Summit…
