Comments on: Partial Vacate Order for Illegal Hotel

By: inception42

inception42 — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:02:01 +0000

Interesting read. Thank you!

By: cozmiuk

cozmiuk — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:53:27 +0000

The law is not as simple as it may seem at first. Of course the owner of the building can rent each an every room but calling this a hotel requires a lot more paperwork.

By: oaktree

oaktree — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:15:48 +0000

I was a tenant on W83rd and everything written on this article is TRUE. I complained in the beginning about the transients, the noise, but to no avail. In the end, I wanted to keep the peace with the landlord/management, because I realized I needed my security deposit back.
When I finally moved out (thank god!), I passed by W83rd one evening around early May2010, I saw some tourists waiting outside with their luggages ringing the doorbell. I felt sorry for them, because I knew that the “office/reception” has already been closed. I came back after 30 minutes, and they were still outside!

By: adamgollam

adamgollam — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:13:22 +0000

I don't understand something. Somebody bought that building and he can rent to anyone, right? Do you have to have a special documents that says you can rent rooms as a hotel or something like that? I mean, if the building has a private owner, can't he rent it to anyone he want to and asking for a price that he thinks it's ok? I agree with the fact that he shouldn't have listed addresses with people that are already tenants. That was indeed a big mistake, but it's his business and he can rent free rooms to anyone, right?

By: Construction in ‘Vacant’ Building : West Side Spirit

Construction in ‘Vacant’ Building : West Side Spirit — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:56:30 +0000

[...] A receptionist at Avid’s office at Kore Properties Group said that Avid did not want to comment. Avid, through Kore Properties Group, is known to rent out units in his buildings to tourists. His apartments are listed on numerous hotel websites, as reported in West Side Spirit. [...]