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In AirBnB's case were there actually any preexisting rules? It would seem strange to have rules in place governing short term rentals before there was really e

In AirBnB's case were there actually any preexisting rules? It would seem strange to have rules in place governing short term rentals before there was really even a market for that.

jgalt212 6y ago
surely, you jest? A simple google search of AirBnB and illegal will more than satisfy your curiosity. And yes, a good portion of the laws broken are directly broken by the lessors, but many are also broken by AirBnB itself.
- travisoneill1 6y ago
  I mean laws that existed at the time AirBnB was started, which you seem to imply in your comment. I still think it's strange that the government can tell you how long of a duration you have to rent your property for, but it definitely is the law now.
  - ceejayoz 6y ago
    Laws on short-term rentals, hotel zoning, etc. were all in existence long before AirBnB. Many AirBnB listings were violating laws from the very start. The platform didn't invent a new type of violation, it just made them a lot more common.
  - parthdesai 6y ago
    Yeah because taxes surely didn't exist before AirBnb started. https://www.wired.com/story/inside-airbnbs-guerrilla-war-against-local-governments/ https://www.wired.com/story/inside-airbnbs-guerrilla-war-aga...
  - NovemberWhiskey 6y ago
    New York's Multiple Dwelling Law is probably a canonical example.
jnmandal 6y ago
In resort/vaction areas, there were (and still are) cartel like systems in place. There are also restrictions on true "BnB" or "Inns" in that they were regulated like hotels are. You are definitely on to something in that the concept of a "short term rental" market has been sort of born out of AirBnB's existence but that segment is just a cross section of a larger market that has always existed, its just mostly been serviced by larger real estate developers, boutique hoteliers, hospitality management professionals, etc.
eli 6y ago
Sure, lots of places had rules about operating a business in your home and regulations about operating a hotel.
nraynaud 6y ago
I know I France short term vacation rentals is way older than airBnB, we have an entire infrastructure, vocabulary and legal framework around it. Americans are always baffled when they come here and start getting away from AirBnB.

In AirBnB's case were there actually any preexisting rules? It would seem strange to have rules in place governing short term rentals before there was really even a market for that.

jgalt212 6y ago

surely, you jest? A simple google search of AirBnB and illegal will more than satisfy your curiosity. And yes, a good portion of the laws broken are directly broken by the lessors, but many are also broken by AirBnB itself.

travisoneill1 6y ago
I mean laws that existed at the time AirBnB was started, which you seem to imply in your comment. I still think it's strange that the government can tell you how long of a duration you have to rent your property for, but it definitely is the law now.
- ceejayoz 6y ago
  Laws on short-term rentals, hotel zoning, etc. were all in existence long before AirBnB. Many AirBnB listings were violating laws from the very start. The platform didn't invent a new type of violation, it just made them a lot more common.
- parthdesai 6y ago
  Yeah because taxes surely didn't exist before AirBnb started. https://www.wired.com/story/inside-airbnbs-guerrilla-war-against-local-governments/ https://www.wired.com/story/inside-airbnbs-guerrilla-war-aga...
- NovemberWhiskey 6y ago
  New York's Multiple Dwelling Law is probably a canonical example.

jnmandal 6y ago

In resort/vaction areas, there were (and still are) cartel like systems in place. There are also restrictions on true "BnB" or "Inns" in that they were regulated like hotels are. You are definitely on to something in that the concept of a "short term rental" market has been sort of born out of AirBnB's existence but that segment is just a cross section of a larger market that has always existed, its just mostly been serviced by larger real estate developers, boutique hoteliers, hospitality management professionals, etc.

eli 6y ago

Sure, lots of places had rules about operating a business in your home and regulations about operating a hotel.

nraynaud 6y ago

I know I France short term vacation rentals is way older than airBnB, we have an entire infrastructure, vocabulary and legal framework around it. Americans are always baffled when they come here and start getting away from AirBnB.