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Landlord Sues Artist For Allegedly Running Airbnb "Hotel" From Rent-Stabilized Tribeca Loft
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Christopher Robbins
Published Jun 10, 2014
Modified Jun 10, 2014
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A Tribeca landlord is suing an artist who allegedly rents out her two-bedroom loft on Airbnb and lives in a condo she owns in the East Village.
Eileen Hickey-Hulme, whose art was featured in the film Eat Pray Love, allegedly made $250/night, $1,750 a week, or $4,500/month renting out the apartment she pays $1,463/month for, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by the Daily News.
"She ran a hotel," the attorney for the landlord told the paper.
The 67-year-old artist moved into the apartment 40 years ago. She told an interviewer a few years ago that she spends a lot of time in the Hamptons.
Airbnb recently agreed to comply with a subpoena from the New York Attorney General's Office for the records of its renters, some of whom can apparently afford to have three residences.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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