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I guess I mean another law that needs to be changed, not necessarily abolished. The law should be updated so that people can legal advertise their places on Air

I guess I mean another law that needs to be changed, not necessarily abolished. The law should be updated so that people can legal advertise their places on AirBNB. Not doing so would be neglecting a stream of revenue that could be beneficial to the city. When I say "made obsolete by the internet" I mean that some service or product made possible by the internet is requiring us to take a look at some piece of legislation that was put in place before such service or product existed. The service in question (AirBNB) has changed the way we think about and look for places to rent. AirBNB is a forum which helps to legitimize these rental properties and owners through crowd sourced reviews. In the past (with chisel and stone) there may not have been such a clear way to determine this. AirBNB changes the environment by offering a faster and steadier stream of users and reviews. This changes how the economy of renting works, there by changing the effectiveness of the standing law.

rayiner 13y ago
Short term rentals and hotels have existed since time immemorial, and the laws were created in response to those services. The fact that AirBnB now allows advertising that service over the internet instead of a classified is neither here nor there.
- washedup 13y ago
  It's actually very important. AirBNB opens up a renting forum to the world, which creates a bigger population of users, creating a bigger pool of reviews, which leads to legitimacy. Let the people decide which places are worthy of staying at. A (print) classified rarely reaches outside the local region. Not only that, but the pool of renters or owners will grow because they see AirBnB as a easy resource to advertise their properties. The growth of both groups of people change the economy and the effectiveness of the current law.
  - dragonwriter 13y ago
    > It's actually very important. AirBNB opens up a renting forum to the world, which creates a bigger population of users This magnifies the scope of the potential problem with arm-length short-term rentals of people unfamiliar with the property and its circumstances which laws restricting such rentals were meant to address; if anything it magnifies rather than reduces the need for the regulations.

rayiner 13y ago

Short term rentals and hotels have existed since time immemorial, and the laws were created in response to those services. The fact that AirBnB now allows advertising that service over the internet instead of a classified is neither here nor there.

washedup 13y ago
It's actually very important. AirBNB opens up a renting forum to the world, which creates a bigger population of users, creating a bigger pool of reviews, which leads to legitimacy. Let the people decide which places are worthy of staying at. A (print) classified rarely reaches outside the local region. Not only that, but the pool of renters or owners will grow because they see AirBnB as a easy resource to advertise their properties. The growth of both groups of people change the economy and the effectiveness of the current law.
- dragonwriter 13y ago
  > It's actually very important. AirBNB opens up a renting forum to the world, which creates a bigger population of users This magnifies the scope of the potential problem with arm-length short-term rentals of people unfamiliar with the property and its circumstances which laws restricting such rentals were meant to address; if anything it magnifies rather than reduces the need for the regulations.