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What other enterprises similar to AirBnB that aren't regulated? Restaurants? Regulated. Car rental? Regulated. Retail? Regulated. Banking? Regulated. Hotels

by jawngee 16y ago

What other enterprises similar to AirBnB that aren't regulated? Restaurants? Regulated. Car rental? Regulated. Retail? Regulated. Banking? Regulated. Hotels? Regulated. Bed and Breakfasts? Regulated in the state of New York. Bars? Regulated. Movie Theaters? Regulated. Name me one thing that isn't regulated, subject to zoning, subject to inspection, subject to fire and/or safety codes? It isn't a matter of big government or whatever weird diatribe trip you are on, it's a question of consumer protection, it's a question of taxation, it's a question of safety and fire codes, and it's a question of the rights of other tenets living in the building to not be subject to a random rotation of people in their homes. http://politifi.com/news/Students-young-professionals-duped-into-paying-for-nonexistent-space-in-new-loft-948842.html http://politifi.com/news/Students-young-professionals-duped-... http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2010/03/26/party_boy_bounced_from_illegal_williamsburg_hotel.php http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2010/03/26/party_boy_bounced_f...

borism 16y ago
I agree with most of what you said, but why is random rotation of people is bad for other tenants. Also, isn't this a part of what New York is? I'd love to live in this city for a month or two or what is possible on a visa, but this will make such dream impossible.
- earl 16y ago
  For the fifth time on HN: Manhattan is the most dense housing in the US. The vast majority of Americans and most visitors to the states don't live in anything comparable. Further, unless you live in a prewar, lots of housing in Manhattan is pretty inexpensively built -- especially anything dating from the 60s and 70s, of which there is a lot. Little concern was paid to sound insulation, and often the walls between neighboring apartments are no thicker than the walls between rooms. Thus, people are much more circumspect about the noise they make and their behavior in order to live and get along in such housing. Further, long term tenants know they will have to see and get along with each other so there are further incentives to not being noisy or obnoxious. On the other hand, short term tenants often want to party and have no such incentives not to be shitty neighbors. This isn't merely theory but also my experience living next to a short term place in SF. Thus, many denizens of NYC and SF do not want such neighbors.

by jawngee 16y ago

borism 16y ago

I agree with most of what you said, but why is random rotation of people is bad for other tenants. Also, isn't this a part of what New York is? I'd love to live in this city for a month or two or what is possible on a visa, but this will make such dream impossible.

earl 16y ago
For the fifth time on HN: Manhattan is the most dense housing in the US. The vast majority of Americans and most visitors to the states don't live in anything comparable. Further, unless you live in a prewar, lots of housing in Manhattan is pretty inexpensively built -- especially anything dating from the 60s and 70s, of which there is a lot. Little concern was paid to sound insulation, and often the walls between neighboring apartments are no thicker than the walls between rooms. Thus, people are much more circumspect about the noise they make and their behavior in order to live and get along in such housing. Further, long term tenants know they will have to see and get along with each other so there are further incentives to not being noisy or obnoxious. On the other hand, short term tenants often want to party and have no such incentives not to be shitty neighbors. This isn't merely theory but also my experience living next to a short term place in SF. Thus, many denizens of NYC and SF do not want such neighbors.