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Sure, but why not actively reach out to landlords (and city governments, etc)? Wouldn't it be better for Airbnb and everyone else if both (a) and (b) became les
by nsxwolf 14y ago
Sure, but why not actively reach out to landlords (and city governments, etc)? Wouldn't it be better for Airbnb and everyone else if both (a) and (b) became less likely to be impediments?
I am in a fairly rare position where I'm feeling that I would actually be receptive to advocacy (and I'm a very stubborn person), but nobody's advocating anything to me yet. I feel like a music publisher in the year 2000 saying "Great idea! What would you like to see in a downloadable music service?"
- cube13 14y agoWhat can Airbnb do? They're not a party to any agreement that a landlord has with their tenants, and I don't think they want that. You're a landlord. You mentioned in another thread here that you have a strict "no subletting" clause in your contracts with your renters. What could Airbnb do to change your mind? Nothing, I would wager. They don't offer insurance to their client hosts, so they're definitely not going to assist with your insurance.
- nsxwolf 14y agoThey could advocate for making a "no subletting" clause less restrictive, and show some data, or at least give a rationale for why I'd want to do that. I'm totally willing to change my mind. In fact, I'll probably take that step on my own when I rewrite my lease. I would just like to know other people's opinions on best practices instead of taking a shot in the dark, and Airbnb seems uniquely positioned to come up with something. What would be bad is for stories like this to create a backlash from landlords against Airbnb and reduce the usefulness of the concept.