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I would imagine Airbnb could at some point cap the number of nights you could let a place out, right? Certainly not ideal from their standpoint, of course, but
by glaugh 13y ago
I would imagine Airbnb could at some point cap the number of nights you could let a place out, right? Certainly not ideal from their standpoint, of course, but manageable?
- jaredsohn 13y agoA consequence of this could be that people who rent places out also use AirBnB's competitors. So this could perhaps help AirBnB politically, but wouldn't fully stop the problem.
- andrewfong 13y agoIt also prevents a legal and valid use-case -- renting out your couch every night of the the year. So long as you still live in the place yourself full-time, this isn't illegal under most municipal codes.
- larrys 13y ago"So long as you still live in the place yourself " A way to game this might be to: 1) Buy a place 2) Rent out 1 room full time to someone who agrees to #3 in exchange for below market rent. 3) Rent out the other room or rooms.
- elliottcarlson 13y agoThis was the case at a place I stayed at in Boston - the place was a 3 bedroom apartment, 2 bedrooms were occupied by long term tenants, while the room I was in was exclusively for AirBNB.
- MichaelGG 13y agoI think rooms get far less than a full apt, even if you get the same space. Just having to deal with another person there means you can't totally relax in most places. (Like walk naked from the shower to the room.)
- untog 13y agoSeems pretty easily solvable - only enforce it for listings for whole apartments. People might lie, but there is going to be some immediate negative feedback when people find out they've rented out a couch...