The 234 Apartment

T wo weeks ago, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge handed down a decision designed to strike fear in the hearts of landlords. Justice James d’Auguste ordered that an independent receiver be appointed to manage two Midtown residential buildings where the landlords allegedly allowed illegal Airbnb rentals to occur. The case, which began when the city sued the landlords in February 2015, has become one of the battlegrounds in a larger war between city enforcement agencies and short- term rental sites like Airbnb. Airbnb, which was recently valued at $31 billion, refuses to release the exact addresses of hosts who break the law by renting their entire apartment for less than 30 days without being present. Without the addresses and names of Airbnb violators , the city mostly targets the owners of buildings that rack up the most illegal hotel complaints from 311 calls and the New York City Department of Buildings. “This entire model—and it was intentional [by the city]—is complaint-drive...

Moving day checklist for college" src="https://www.collegefashion.net/.image/t_share/MTQ5NDY4ODY3NzYzMTE5MTU2/moving-day-checklist-college.png" /> As the new semester rolls in, you've probably got a hundred things to think about. Is your schedule correct? Did you buy everything you needed during that last IKEA trip? Is there time for one last summer celebration before classes begin? And while most of these things work themselves out in due time, you should definitely make a game plan for move in . What's the big deal , you might think. You just wanna put your stuff down, make your bed, and lay on it for the rest of the day.  And while that's definitely okay (you deserve a break for lifting all those boxes!), make sure you at least run through the following moving day checklist for college: 1. Ensure your utilities are set up This seems like a given. But electricity and water don't run themselves!  You don't have to worry about this if you're ...

AT least two projects nestled in a mature residential precinct in District 9 near Somerset are being run as serviced apartments - despite not having the regulatory approval to do so - and a third one is opening. Oxley Thanksgiving Residence , a freehold condominium at 328 River Valley Road owned by Chinese temple Poh Ern Shih , and St Thomas Lodge , which also sits on freehold land at 32 St Thomas Walk , are listed for short-term stay on the website of accommodation service provider Atas Residence . The Business Times' visit to these projects confirmed that they are being run as serviced apartments. A third property, Devonshire Apartments at 17 Devonshire Road , has just undergone a major renovation, and the units there are understood to be starting a new chapter as serviced apartments this month. BT's query to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) confirmed that these three properties are currently approved for residential use, but "do not have planning permission to...