Residential brokerage firm Compass fired one of its agents on Monday after the broker was issued five violations for illegal Airbnb listings. The charges marked the first example of the city enforcing the Airbnb statute, which was passed last fall but only went into effect last week.
The new state law adds a penalty for advertising illegal short-term rentals on room sharing sites such as Airbnb. In New York, it is illegal to rent an apartment for less than 30 days, unless a guest is sharing the unit with someone who already lives there.
Tatiana Cames was one of two people who were issued fines, according to a story in Monday’s New York Post. After the story appeared, Cames said that Compass told her it wanted to part ways. That same day, the firm officially removed itself from Cames’ broker license, according to the Department of State.
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Cames disputed the fines, which total $5,000, saying that the units in question were being rented out legally. She plans to hire an attorney to dispute the charges at a city hearing scheduled for March.
Compass confirmed Cames is no longer with the company, but declined to comment further.
Residential brokerage firm Compass fired one of its agents on Monday after the broker was issued five violations for illegal Airbnb listings. The charges marked the first example of the city enforcing the Airbnb statute, which was passed last fall but only went into effect last week.
The new state law adds a penalty for advertising illegal short-term rentals on room sharing sites such as Airbnb. In New York, it is illegal to rent an apartment for less than 30 days, unless a guest is sharing the unit with someone who already lives there.
Tatiana Cames was one of two people who were issued fines, according to a story in Monday’s New York Post. After the story appeared, Cames said that Compass told her it wanted to part ways. That same day, the firm officially removed itself from Cames’ broker license, according to the Department of State.
Cames disputed the fines, which total $5,000, saying that the units in question were being rented out legally. She plans to hire an attorney to dispute the charges at a city hearing scheduled for March.
Compass confirmed Cames is no longer with the company, but declined to comment further.
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