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> But outside of that structure, what gives someone the right to dictate to their neighbors what they can and can't do with their own property? All kinds of sma
by rifung 8y ago
> But outside of that structure, what gives someone the right to dictate to their neighbors what they can and can't do with their own property? All kinds of small businesses are routinely run out of residential zoned properties. "Renting a room" seems like the kind of small business that's ideal for this situation - it takes no more infrastructure to house a vacation rental than it does to house a longer-term resident.
The local laws which are at least indirectly decided by the people who live there decide whether people have a right to do business in residential areas or not.
> This category of complaint seems like a thin veneer around the core of truth that people who sink a colossal chunk of their nest egg and future earnings into one asset are knee-jerk averse to anything perceived as a threat to it.
I'm not a homeowner. I just dislike the idea of a company profiting off blatant disregard of the law. I personally don't really care about rentals, but if you want to do them then I hold the opinion you should get the laws changed to allow for them.
If anything, allowing vacation rentals would actually increase the value of homes in that area because it probably increases the rent.
- jessriedel 8y agokoboll ask "what gives someone the right to dictate to their neighbors what they can and can't do with their own property?" he isn't asking for the legal mechanism. He's asking about whether the law is just. That something is the law is not a good argument alone.
- BoorishBears 8y agoIf the guests hadn't spoiled the experience of their neighbors I doubt there'd have been any intervention. While people have qualms with the effect of short term rentals on housing markets, they usually don't show up on an HOA level. The real problem is they were being bad neighbors, not that they were short-term neighbors, and once your neighbor starts to ruin your ability to enjoy your home you have a just argument to take action.