NYC Real(i)ty Speak
NYC Real(i)ty Speak: 5 ways to spot unauthorized short-term renters
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How do you know your condo or co-op has been infiltrated by unauthorized short-term renters? Some signs:
- They sport large backpacks and small lederhosen.
- They are in the building's gym filling up their water-bottles and tea kettles with the filtered water from the cooler.
- They greet you in the elevator saying, "Top o' the morning to ya!"
- The Drs. Wakefield's 'contractor' appears to have moved in while they are spending the summer in Europe.
- When asked, they tell you they are from the Saudi Arabian branch of the Bederman family.
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