Title: New York Proposes to Fine Airbnb Illegal Home-Sharing

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/airbnb_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='New York Proposes to Fine Airbnb Illegal Home-Sharing' data-article-id='943'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7917'>Airbnb, a global home-sharing company, faces a fight to stay in New York City.</span> <span data-start-time='7917' data-end-time='15542'>A proposed law would punish people for renting out their homes fewer than 30 days. </span> <span data-start-time='15542' data-end-time='20688'>Airbnb promises to fight the proposed regulation. </span> <span data-start-time='20688' data-end-time='28417'>Airbnb asked its customers to sign a paper, or petition, against the law.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='28417' data-end-time='36500'>Airbnb is website for people advertise and look for short-term rentals. </span> <span data-start-time='36500' data-end-time='42729'>For many, Airbnb is a cheap alternative to a hotel.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='42729' data-end-time='51104'>Hotel rooms in New York City average about $250 per night. </span> <span data-start-time='51104' data-end-time='59146'>International travelers often book short visits to New York on Airbnb. </span> <span data-start-time='59146' data-end-time='69813'>But New York state law prohibits people from renting out an entire home or apartment to someone for fewer than 30 days.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='69813' data-end-time='75604'>Owners and tenants may rent out part of their apartment or home. </span> <span data-start-time='75604' data-end-time='81104'>But they must stay on the property during the short-term stay.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='81104' data-end-time='90938'>Earlier this year, two New York City Council members proposed penalties for people who illegally rent their homes. </span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/air_imagr.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=4403 data-hint-location='20688' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/what_does_petition_mean.m4a'>What does petition mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a document that people sign to show that they want a change'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/punishment_for_breaking_a_rule.m4a'><span>punishment for breaking a rule</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/the_main_idea.m4a'><span>the main idea</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/characterized_by_computer_technology.m4a'><span>characterized by computer technology</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/a_document_that_people_sign_to_show_that_they_want_a_change.m4a'><span>a document that people sign to show that they want a change</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=4404 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/in_what_city_is_airbnb_fighting_policy_changes.m4a'>In what city is Airbnb fighting policy changes?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='New York City'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/chicago.m4a'><span>Chicago</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/paris.m4a'><span>Paris</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/new_york_city.m4a'><span>New York City</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/rome.m4a'><span>Rome</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=4405 data-hint-location='7917' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/a_proposed_law_would_punish_people_for__blank__out_their_homes_fewer_than_30_days_.m4a'>A proposed law would punish people for <span class='blank'>renting</span> out their homes fewer than 30 days. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='renting'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/cleaning.m4a'><span>cleaning</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/593/moving.m4a'><span>moving</span></div><div class='choice' 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Airbnb, a global home-sharing company, faces a fight to stay in New York City. A proposed law would punish people for renting out their homes fewer than 30 days. Airbnb promises to fight the proposed regulation. Airbnb asked its customers to sign a paper, or petition, against the law.

Airbnb is website for people advertise and look for short-term rentals. For many, Airbnb is a cheap alternative to a hotel.

Hotel rooms in New York City average about $250 per night. International travelers often book short visits to New York on Airbnb. But New York state law prohibits people from renting out an entire home or apartment to someone for fewer than 30 days.

Owners and tenants may rent out part of their apartment or home. But they must stay on the property during the short-term stay.

Earlier this year, two New York City Council members proposed penalties for people who illegally rent their homes.

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