Horror Stories

Early in the evening of July 4, Micaela Giles’s mobile phone started sounding alerts, and a series of messages straight out of a horror movie began scrolling down her screen.

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7 Reasons Why Airbnb is Heaven for Real Estate Moguls 1. Airbnb profits are dominated by big commercial landlords who raked in $168 million in just one city. According to a report by the New York State Attorney General, large-scale commercial operators on Airbnb “dominated the platform, generating 36% of all rental transactions and collecting […]

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ShareBetter Coalition releases parody video in campaign to fight illegal hotels. Spot uses real Airbnb horror stories to highlight the darker side of the “sharing economy” Watch it here:

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ShareBetter Coalition’s first TV ad: Knock it off. The ad features the story of Audrey Smaltz, a real tenant talking about the dangers that illegal hotels pose to New York City tenants and affordable housing.

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