Casualties of the Airbnb Wars

Before AirBnB, there was Habitat New York. The housing brokerage firm, founded in 1989, facilitates short-term rental units just like the homesharing app.
Casualties of the Airbnb Wars
The Airbnb website is displayed on a laptop on April 21. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Vinessa Milando has operated the Ivy Terrace Bed and Breakfast for more than a decade before a new law aimed at Airbnb cost tens of thousands in fines. (Laura Cooksey/Epoch Times)
Vinessa Milando has operated the Ivy Terrace Bed and Breakfast for more than a decade before a new law aimed at Airbnb cost tens of thousands in fines. Laura Cooksey/Epoch Times
Jonathan Zhou
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Jonathan Zhou is a tech reporter who has written about drones, artificial intelligence, and space exploration.
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