N.Y. Governor Cuomo Signs Bill to Fine Illegal Airbnb Hosts

``The fines for those who advertise vacant apartments in a multi-unit building for 30 days or less could be as high as $7,500 for repeat offenders. Airbnb has acknowledged this rule is ignored by thousands of members. People are allowed to rent out a room in their house or apartment while they are also staying there, however.'' -- Guess strapped-out apartment owners should have instead gotten in on the 1990s/2000s housing bubble, taking advantage of the rampant downpayment fraud that proliferated under Cuomo's FHA...