Airbnb’s most notorious illegal hotel operator tries to go legit with highly dubious endeavor
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Nobody was happy with Toshi's Airbnb's properties except Toshi and the law-breaking landlords who liked the kickbacks on his illegally rented units. And Airbnb, too, which took its fees despite numerous warnings that his properties were both illegal and unsatisfactory.
... It’s part of a strategic rebranding of his master as a fun-loving nightlife figure, after Toshi’s last such effort backfired.
He’s currently known as the face of Hotel Toshi, a rash of il
