The city is seeking to throw the book at the landlord of a portfolio of allegedly illegal Brooklyn Airbnbs in a lawsuit seeking millions in penalties.
Owner Chananya Bineth and his team of family members and associates allegedly raked in $1.3 million in payouts since April 2023 for fraudulently registered short-term rentals in southern Brooklyn and Bushwick, according to the lawsuit.
The NYC Mayor’s Office for Special Enforcement, the agency tasked with enforcing the city’s near-ban on short-term rentals, is seeking $1 million in punitive damages from the landlord, plus $1,000 per day fines for multiple years that the Airbnbs were in operation in violation of four separate public nuisance violations, among other penalties…