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> And don't even get me started on the fact that while looking for a place to live, landlords have justified their insane asking rate by telling me that the pre

> And don't even get me started on the fact that while looking for a place to live, landlords have justified their insane asking rate by telling me that the previous tenant rented out a spare room on Airbnb. Ah, that's lovely. Coupled with the "no subletting" clause standard in NYC leases, this means that landlords can jack up rent while also giving themselves an easy excuse to terminate your lease at any point in the future when they decide it's convenient (for them) to do so. (If you think this is too sleazy and underhanded to be believable, you've never tried renting an apartment in NYC. There are certainly some great exceptions - my current management co. is great - but I've heard some great horror stories, and experienced one of my own.)

lmg643 13y ago
it's a strange thing to contemplate how a startup like this could directly contribute to housing cost inflation in your own backyard. and to think you might be right - the answer could be you might need to give up some privacy (let strangers have run of your home) to live where you want - wow - that's a bright future we're working with. i'm an apartment dweller myself - i'm going to check with the building management today to see if they ban this kind of short term rental in my building. at least protect myself on my own turf.
- vdaniuk 13y ago
  > to live where you want To use an extremely scarce resource that is considered to be valuable by most humans. I am sure there are no problems like these in cheaper, less popular cities.