New York Governor , Andrew Cuomo , has 10 days to sign or veto a bill passed by the state of New York that would impose strict fines on those selling their homes and apartments in multiple - dwelling buildings for less than 30 days . The bill is touted as a workaround , as renting for less than 30 days is already illegal in the state albeit difficult to enforce . If passed into law , however , it would make advertising such listings illegal . Airbnb has threatened to sue the state if the law goes into effect. Half of Google 's roughly 45,000 NYC listings ( as at 31 August ) are said to be " entire homes " . Airbnb has threatened to sue if the law goes into effect .
New York Governor , Andrew Cuomo , has 10 days to sign or veto a bill passed by the state of New York that would impose strict fines on those selling their homes and apartments in multiple - dwelling buildings for less than 30 days . The bill is touted as a workaround , as renting for less than 30 days is already illegal in the state albeit difficult to enforce . If passed into law , however , it would make advertising such listings illegal . Half of Google 's roughly 45,000 NYC listings ( as at 31 August ) are said to be " entire homes " . Airbnb has threatened to sue if the law goes into effect .