The city filed suit today in New York State Supreme Court against Smart Apartments, a large-scale operator of short-term rentals in more than 50 buildings in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The suit is the first ever brought by the city for deceptive trade practices against tourists, a representative for the Mayor’s office said. The suit focuses on Smart Apartments’ alleged practice of booking and housing visitors in illegally-converted apartment buildings, a statement from the Mayor’s office said. The [more]
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