On February 17, 2015, the New York City Housing Court (Hon. Jack Stoller J. H.C.), after trial, held that a rent stabilized tenant’s nightly renting of his apartment to various third parties via Airbnb constituted illegal profiteering and awarded landlord a final judgment of possession and warrant of eviction. Notably, the Court held that tenant’s infraction by engaging in short term rental was incurable and thus landlord was not required to first serve tenant with a notice to cure before commencing the eviction proceeding.

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