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What does a fire in a hotel say about short-term rentals, which have more to do with homes & apts than hotels? Do horrific club fires (e.g. http://www.youtube.c
by Empact 16y ago
What does a fire in a hotel say about short-term rentals, which have more to do with homes & apts than hotels? Do horrific club fires (e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZx4i1TwZME http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZx4i1TwZME) justify a ban on house parties?
To restate: one of the justifications for regulating landlords is the possibility that they may offer unsuitable, even unsafe housing, in desperate circumstances. But where's the evidence that this is happening in the short-term rental market?
- anigbrowl 16y agoI was giving a general example of the market not doing as good a job of protecting the public as regulation. Gathering statistics for short term home/apartment rentals would be rather tricky. But apartment fires seem a frequent enough occurrence: http://cbs5.com/local/fatal.fire.firefighters.2.1823700.html(girl http://cbs5.com/local/fatal.fire.firefighters.2.1823700.html... of 8 died in fire while family visiting relatives in San Jose); http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/fairfield_cty/dozens-displaced-in-stamford-apartment-fire http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/fairfield_cty/dozens-displaced-...; http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=11656807 http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=11656807; http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/24388077/detail.html http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/24388077/detail.html. I have no opinion on the relative dangers of fires to residents vs short-term visitors, nor am I saying that regulation of short-term lets is necessary. I posted only to respond to the general contention that the market makes safety regulation unnecessary or superfluous.