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Behavior like this will lead to Airbnb being sued until a point where they recognize it is cheaper to put a zip-code blacklisting system in than continue to bre
by ameister14 9y ago
Behavior like this will lead to Airbnb being sued until a point where they recognize it is cheaper to put a zip-code blacklisting system in than continue to break the law. Right now they make money from this behavior. It's a poor long term strategy that made sense when they were small and scrappy but is no longer acceptable.
Also, they're losing public support - I've used airbnb for years in SF and around the country and they used to have people on their side because they were the underdog. They are no longer the underdog. They are now worth roughly the same as Marriott.
- bdcravens 9y ago> Behavior like this will lead to Airbnb being sued until a point where they recognize it is cheaper to put a zip-code blacklisting system in than continue to break the law In the meanwhile, they'll continue to accept listings in the name of ubiquity. Then they'll settle lawsuits as a cost of doing business. Why else raise 4.4B? Not for infrastructure or developers ....
- 5555624 9y agoIt's never been acceptable. From the start, Airbnb should have never accepted ads from locations where short-term rentals are against the law. As you said, black list by Zip Code. In addition, they need a way to block addresses on a case-by-case basis where tenants are violating leases/rules (i.e. cases like the one in the article, condo associations, apartment buildings, etc.).
- ameister14 9y agoTechnically that shouldn't be difficult, right? I don't know what kind of database they use but the difficulty should come with the review process before blocking and unblocking, not the act of doing it