NYC claims more than 25% of Airbnb hosts are flouting short-term rental laws — including landlord posting phony profiles of glamorous women

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More than a quarter of Airbnb hosts are flouting the city’s strict short-term rental laws — including one Brooklyn landlord who allegedly advertised spaces with phony profiles of glamorous-looking young women, The Post has learned.  Over the past 11 months, 605 registered hosts were sent warning letters from NYC’s Office of Special Enforcement about their illegal activities, including renting out entire apartments for less than 30 days and hosting more than two guests at a time, according to