A subletting company has agreed to resolve claims that it was used as a "'matchmaker'" of sorts for advertising and setting up illegal short-term rentals in New York City, the Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement announced.

On Wednesday, the city government office stated that Kiki Club will pay over $152,000 to settle the allegations, but that the company didn't deny or admit to the claims.

The company was accused of violating New York's short-term rental requirements by not obeying the city's quarterly data reporting law for such transactions. According to the office, Kiki Club failed to verify and report almost 400 short-term rentals.

Kiki Club has been used for illegal short-term rentals since 2023, according to the office, which said it notified the company regarding its noncompliance in March. After receiving the notification, Kiki Club stopped advertising short-term rentals in the city and sent the quarterly data reports that it owed, the office said.

"This settlement sends a clear message: If you are a company that facilitates short-term rentals, ignoring city laws will be an expensive proposition," said the office's Executive Director Christian Klossner in the announcement. "Kiki Club acted as a clandestine conduit for unregistered and illegal short-term rentals, directly undermining the city's efforts to protect tenants and preserve permanent housing."

The office declined to provide additional comment Thursday, and Kiki Club's counsel didn't respond to a request for comment.

The Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement is represented in-house by Aron M. Zimmerman.

Kiki Club is represented by Christopher R. Le Coney of Kaplan Martin LLP.