‘Airbnb’ evict OKd for senior

AN ELDERLY WOMAN recovering from breast cancer can be evicted from her rent-stabilized apartment in Greenwich Village because she made a hefty profit through Airbnb, appeals judges ruled Tuesday.

“I don’t know what I’m going to do. I don’t have that long to be here,” said Linda Lipetz, 70. “I’m going to lose all my medical. If I don’t have an address, I’ll never be able to get anything. I’m going to wind up in a homeless shelter,” she added.

Lipetz (photo) began searching for a roommate for her two-bedroom apartment at 39 Fifth Ave. in 2010, after she was diagnosed with the disease and lost her job.

The former fashion and interior designer said she needed a roomie to help her keep her apartment of 43 years, which she rented for $1,758 per month.

Lipetz charged $95 a night for one person and $120 for couples.

For 338 days over 18 months, Lipetz had at least one Airbnb guest — earning her $33,592, according to the ruling by a midlevel appeals court.

She “continued to use the apartment as her primary residence, and cooked meals for each guest,” Justice Ellen Gesmer wrote in a dissent. “Each guest shared the entire apartment with her, including the one bathroom and unlimited use of the kitchen. They even watched TV together.”

“I think it's a crime against people...” Lipetz said of the ruling. “...It’s outrageous what’s going on, how America treats their seniors and disabled. It’s a crime what they’re doing to people. It’s a crime."