Hello Everyone
After two years of happily hosting and sharing my home, my coop (in NYC), has made a new rule that says that if anyone is caught in the building hosting on Airbnb they will fine the owner $1000 and after 3 times they will cancel your proprietary lease. I own the apartment and always stayed in my home while my guests were here (if I went away my place stayed empty!) so I didn't think there is anyway they can do this but I can't afford to get a lawyer and fight it. After losing my airbnb income (and they increased our maintainence by $200 per month!!), I'm back to struggling to afford to live in NYC. So it seems I can't host anymore but I still have my listings up. Some of my guests from the past still get in touch with me and reach out when they are traveling or even just to say hi so I want to be able to still communicate with them. My questions are this:
1. If I deactivate my listing can former guests still find me and message me?
2. How do I deactivate my listing?
3. Does anyone know others who are having trouble in NY and want to share lawyer costs or know if any pro-bono lawyers???
Thanks for any help!!