How to Do Airbnb Legally in Your NYC Apartment

Why TLP made this Class:

We made this class because many New Yorkers want to engage in the sharing economy by doing Airbnb or other short-term subleasing in their NYC apartments without breaking the law or legally jeopardizing their tenancies.
New Yorkers want to learn best practices for avoiding trouble if they are doing everything with respect to their short-term subletting legally.
Thus, we made this class, which comes with a 40-page book, eight video lessons containing 72 minutes of material, and a 30-question quiz.

About the short term leasing law and what exactly is prohibited; we will examin:
- The Multiple Dwelling Law
- The Housing Maintenance Code
- The basic rule about what you can and cannot do in New York City
How not to confuse short-term subletting with a tenant’s right to a roommate or to sublet
How a lease can prohibit short-term subletting
How Rent Stabilized tenants have further prohibitions against short-term subletting
About co-ops and short-term subletting
About lofts and short-term subletting
How tenants may not alter their apartments in order to do short-term subletting
How your Airbnb activity can be detected, including about how these things are used to detect and prove short-term subletting activity:
- Your Airbnb activity online
- Public social media data
- Other tenants and building personnel
- Private investigators working for the landlord
- Keys and lock boxes
About what can go legally wrong if you do short term subletting in your apartment, including:
- How you might not be distinguishable from a professional operator
- How you might get violations and fines from the City
- About summary holdover proceedings and possible eviction
- About the Tenant Black List
How your guest might harm someone or something in the building and create legal liability for you
What is on a checklist for avoiding short-term subletting legal problems
About short-term subletting success stories

You will no longer be confused about what manner of short-term subletting is prohibited in the particular type of apartment you live in, so you can make good decisions about if and how to engage in short-term subletting.
If the ability to short-term sublet is a big deal for you, you will be better able to choose an apartment and sign a lease that permits such activity.
You will be able to protect yourself from a landlord who claims you are violating the law if, in fact, you are not.
You will be able to lessen the chances of encountering several short-term subletting legal problems.