An insider’s guide to finding a short-term, furnished apartment rental in NYC

There are other economic disincentives as well. Landlords (or renters) who are leasing or subleasing a unit for less than 90 days are required to pay a 5.85 percent hotel tax plus a daily hotel unit fee of $1.50 to the city, says Elizabeth Kee, a broker at CORE, who says ‘room re-marketers’ such as Airbnb, Home Away, and VRBO face the same requirements. You’ll also want to steer clear of illegal listings and stay on the right side of the law when it comes to platforms like Airbnb and One Fine Stay.

Click here to read the full article on brickunderground.com.