A New York City Airbnb host was shut down under the short-term rental law. He's now renting his basement illegally on Facebook and making crucial income after he was laid off.

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Row houses in Queens, New York.
Row houses in Queens, New York.

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NYC shuttered 80% of its Airbnbs in an attempt to make housing more affordable. All that's done so far is make hotels more expensive.

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Airbnb hosts are bracing for an unpredictable summer

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Airbnb hosts must compete against other properties in their area to lure guests over the summer.

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Airbnb bans security cameras indoors worldwide

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Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras after consulting with hosts, guests, and privacy experts.

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Airbnb hosts are happily paying this startup $49 a month to take out the trash

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Can Monkey branded trash bin
Can Monkey was founded in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2018.

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Are Airbnb cleaning fees too high? Tell us what you think.

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A man in a baseball cap leans over a bed with white linens as he folds a white towel. The room has two armchairs and bookshelves.
A cleaner in a short-term rental in Boston in 2018.

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I'm a flight instructor who converted an old cargo plane into an Airbnb and home for my students. See how I did it.

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Jon Kotwicki turned an airplane into a house which he now rents out on airbnb and uses for his flight students. .
Jon Kotwicki turned an airplane into a house which he now rents out on airbnb and uses for his flight students.

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A couple left Miami and downsized to a tiny home in a Georgia forest. They found happiness through building more tiny homes in their backyard and renting them on Airbnb.

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John and Fin Kernohan.

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