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Except they do exist in most places, in one form or another. Can you point to some places that don't require hotel operators to submit to some kind of licensing
by tomkarlo 14y ago
Except they do exist in most places, in one form or another. Can you point to some places that don't require hotel operators to submit to some kind of licensing / regulation?
These laws aren't new - UK lodging laws go back several hundred years.
- Permit 14y agoAn individual offering a short-term sublease is not equivalent to a hotel operator offering tens or hundreds of rooms. Can you point out why you'd equate the two?
- tomkarlo 14y agoSmall operators are generally regulated as well, at least in most places. There were small lodging operators (1-5 rooms) long before there were huge hotels. If you run a bed & breakfast (<10 rooms, generally) you are still subject to regulations that a private homeowner would not have to comply with.
- Dylan16807 14y agoIt's not just about size. Yes, if someone buys an apartment with three rooms and rents out two of them on a continual basis they should be treated as a hotel. But if they rent out a room on occasion then it's not the same situation.
- tomkarlo 14y agoAs a customer, should I expect less protection and safety because of how often the room is rented when I'm not there? Unfortunately, it's impractical if not impossible to regulate behavior based on _frequency_ unless you're going to continually monitor the activity.
- malandrew 14y agoIf they go back several hundred years then they probably have more to do with rent-seeking than consumer protection, and if that is in fact the motivation for their existence, then they should be eliminated.
- tomkarlo 14y agoAre you saying that based on any fact, or just a personal bias? Do you have any familiarity with fire laws or lodging regulations?