A techie entrepreneur whose Chelsea pad was trashed after he rented it on Airbnb and it was used to host an orgy has launched a website to help landlords crack down on illegal subletters.
Ari Teman, 33, said he was inspired to create SubletSpy.com — which launched Sunday — after his horrific experience through the apartment sharing site.
Two years ago, the Brooklyn native, who rented his studio on Airbnb to make a few extra bucks, came home early to find a line of men at the door of his apartment and his furniture dumped in the back alley, apparently to make room for the evening activities.
He later found online fliers with his address on it advertising a “XXX Freak Fest.”
The lifelong computer geek - who claims his first words were “computer” and “monitor” — said he thought he could devise a 21st century solution to the problem of illegal hotels, which the city has been aggressively trying to combat.
He charges landlords a monthly rate — $1 a unit for a month for those who own 5,000 units or more — to scour apartment sharing websites like Airbnb and Craigslist in search of their properties through a program that he created.
Teman said the software works by finding clues to the addresses the landlords provide through pictures and reviews posted.
18 comments:
I like the business model: disrupt the disrupters.
I wish him success.
Sad that it took this kind of incident to wake up someone influential enough in the business community to do something about it, but we should be thankful for allies wherever we can get them. If AirBnB can't run a legit business, screw 'em.
Wish he could do the same for real estate brokers who are advertising illegal apartments in Flusing and Bayside !
Ha Ha !! Take that AirB&B
LOL!
He was a techie Airbnb user before he was ratting them out!
>Gets screwed by AirBNB
>gets revenge on subletters instead of AirBNB
That's what you get when you rent your apartment to strangers. Chelsea yet...home of the homos!
MORE INFO AND PHOTOS HERE:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3102536/Comedian-apartment-trashed-Airbnb-guests-Freak-Fest-orgy-says-life-ruined-blacklisted-NY-landlords-homeless.html
I wish Ari good luck!
Now if we could only harness this power to f-up all the other crap that is bringing Queens down. How do we shut down the McMansions?
XXX Freak Fest and AirBnB?
That can't be.
Must be a mistake.
Gang shootings like the one in Bayside not too long ago more like it!
Ari used a service who's purpose is illegal in NYC. He was fine with that illegal activity until other illegal activities were going on in the home he was illegally renting out. So now he wants to bust only the illegal activity he's not ok with. Good job Ari. Go hump yourself with a hot poker.
Too bad for you, Ari. You shouldn't have put your place on AirBNB in the first place. That's the more likely reason he's on a blacklist. I wouldn't want him in my building, either.
How do we shut down the McMansions?
You don't. Make them bigger so bigger Freak Fest parties can be held.
He's like a lot of people trying to make money without doing any work. Why do people applaud him but condemn homeowners who rent out their apartments? That goes back for decades. AirBnB like Uber are middlemen type companies where they don't have to have employees, pay for assets, and build nothing.
This sucks !
Without AirBnB how is one to visit Bushwick (or anyplace in NYC) without spending at least $250 a night plus those OUTRAGEOUS hotel taxes. You cant even get a car garaged across on Manhattan side for less then $85 a day. Keep in mind most of America are not a bunch of rich Wall street crooks !!!
AirBnB is a godsend !!
@Daisy
Little girl, Wall Street investors are behind AirBnB.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/airbnb-raises-over-100-million-as-it-touts-strong-growth-1448049815
Granted is a private company, but the investors are the same people you seem to dislike.
Wake up.
@Anonymous said...
"AirBnB is a godsend !!"
I think you need to think that out again !
I'm confused; it seems there many crooks at hand in New York to keep track!!
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