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You’ve heard the line: “Inspections are luck; fines are a cost of doing business.” What if that belief keeps the hits coming? What if most DOHMH violations start as preventable patterns—and you can...
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You wake up to another HPD violation notice. $250 per day. The clock’s ticking, and you’re scrambling through city websites trying to figure out what went wrong. Sound familiar? HPD...
You wake up to a $5,000 violation notice slipped under your door. The offense? A fire safety code you didn’t even know existed. Welcome to the reality of running an Airbnb in NYC, where one...
You stay booked. The reviews glow. But one HPD violation, one missed ECB hearing—and the whole operation can spiral. That’s the trap. Running short-term rentals in NYC isn’t just about keeping guests...
Airbnb’s success in NYC isn’t about bookings. It’s about avoiding the violations that can kill your business before it even scales. Plenty of short-term rental operators think they’ve found the...
NYC doesn’t hate Airbnb. It hates risk. And short-term rentals—when poorly managed—create a lot of it. Illegal units, unsafe buildings, lost tax revenue, housing shortages, and buildings that feel...
Short-term rental income sounds passive—until the city shows up with a violation notice taped to your front gate. What looks like a simple Airbnb listing can trigger thousands in fines, forced...