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The idea that you should have a right to dictate what your neighbors can and cannot not do in their own homes is not uncontroversial, and a slippery slope.
by erispoe 10y ago
The idea that you should have a right to dictate what your neighbors can and cannot not do in their own homes is not uncontroversial, and a slippery slope.
- jacalata 10y agoThe idea that the city doesn't have a right to dictate exactly that is nonsensical. Pretending that we have suddenly jumped from an anarchist free-for-all city environment with no such concept as zoning to this brand new day of regulations on what a building can be used for is really making it harder to have a sensible conversation about the topic.
- davidf18 10y agoThese are not self-standing houses. They are apartments that are part of an apartment building which has a doorman or a locked door to keep transients out. Incidentally, some buildings don't permit pets, for example. Why is it so hard to understand that we don't want transients in our buildings?
- bsder 10y agoIt's called zoning, and people have accepted it. If you want to get rid of zoning, you can mount a political campaign to do so. Or you can move to Houston. However, until that happens, you don't get to opt out.
- EpicEng 10y agoYeah? Ok, well I'm going to open up a bar next to your home in the suburbs. See the problem?
- kilotaras 10y agoCan I have a trash landfill on my property? There're externalities with Airbnb that neighbors end up paying for.