PHOTOS at the source ...luxury digs!!! In NYC!!!
Not a bad scam, really. Any renter paid the price willingly. The scam is against the owner stuck in a force-placed RC agreement.
Rent control for $9000 apartments...
The corruption goes deep...
When I was on a condpo board, unit leasing was a constant problem. Despite a six month minimum , owners would use Air BnB and VRBO to get multiples of market rent. The board would monitor our complex on the internet for advertising.
The parade of strangers rolling suitcases and cleaning service company employees in their uniform was too much.
When the expectation of strangers is no longer limited, the residence becomes a hotel suite, not a home.
From what I read....the renter was trying to abuse / get around the law. As much as I think that law is wrong.
Similar rentals in Dallas/Ft Worth:
http://dallas.craigslist.org/search/apa?bedrooms=2&bathrooms=2&query=indoor+pool
The views are spectacular, the decor not so much.
I ran into a guy who was doing this in the Bay Area with hundreds of properties.
Every one of them was violating the lease agreement of not allowing sub-lease.
NYC enjoys their fascism
section 8 in NYC is willing to pay 105% of the rent price
up to 8 bedrooms and $3,584 a month
(probably help with utilities too)
Far cheaper and better than the same hotel room would have cost. The real reason airbnb is banned here