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Hopefully AirBnb finds a way to mitigate these issues. Perhaps with rules? Of the type one might describe as "regulations"?

sp332 13y ago
Imposing rules on your own users for the good of your other users is not at all the same thing as imposing rules on everyone for the good of those who paid for your reelection campaign.
- ewoodrich 13y ago
  What if those same rules were applied industry-wide for the good of users of AirBnb and other services? At what point does it morph into a corrupt regulation?
  - NoPiece 13y ago
    Mutual agreement vs imposition
  - baddox 13y ago
    My initial thought is to draw the line at rules which are enforced by a group that uses violence to prevent other groups from offering alternative rules and/or is funded by taxation.
    - deong 13y ago
      Like abolishing slavery? Seriously, you're excluding the possibility of any legitimate government taking action in the public interest.
      - baddox 13y ago
        Yes, I'm excluding the possibility of any legitimate government.
- tzs 13y ago
  Who do you imagine paid for hotel regulation?
  - baddox 13y ago
    I'll pretend that's an earnest question and give an earnest answer. Hotels paid for the hotel regulation.
    - tzs 13y ago
      Hotels paid to have costly and inconvenient regulations placed upon themselves? Why?
fennecfoxen 13y ago
Perhaps a payout under the terms of https://www.airbnb.com/terms/host_guarantee https://www.airbnb.com/terms/host_guarantee will mitigate the issue that this particular host encountered.
- Spoom 13y ago
  “Excluded Accommodation” means: any condominium, townhouse, co-operative, apartment, or other unit within a multiple-dwelling structure, complex, or similar type development to the extent owned in whole or in part by anyone other than you Since he mentioned a landlord, I'm doubtful that he owned his apartment.
  - paulgb 13y ago
    Considering the host guarantee was put in place in response to a customer whose apartment was vandalised[1] this seems like a remarkable exception. [1] http://www.cbsnews.com/news/airbnb-will-insure-up-to-1-million-in-property-damage/ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/airbnb-will-insure-up-to-1-milli...
    - Joeri 13y ago
      I think the host in that case owned their appartment.
      - paulgb 13y ago
        I don't think so; her post refers to AirBnB helping with the "monthly rent" http://ejroundtheworld.blogspot.ca/2011/06/violated-travelers-lost-faith-difficult.html?m=1 http://ejroundtheworld.blogspot.ca/2011/06/violated-traveler...
    - judk 13y ago
      AirBnB happily collects fees from illegal customers, but can't very well pay out insurance to them. That would be a dstectable violation of the law.
    - 13y ago

sp332 13y ago

Imposing rules on your own users for the good of your other users is not at all the same thing as imposing rules on everyone for the good of those who paid for your reelection campaign.

ewoodrich 13y ago
What if those same rules were applied industry-wide for the good of users of AirBnb and other services? At what point does it morph into a corrupt regulation?
- NoPiece 13y ago
  Mutual agreement vs imposition
- baddox 13y ago
  My initial thought is to draw the line at rules which are enforced by a group that uses violence to prevent other groups from offering alternative rules and/or is funded by taxation.
  - deong 13y ago
    Like abolishing slavery? Seriously, you're excluding the possibility of any legitimate government taking action in the public interest.
    - baddox 13y ago
      Yes, I'm excluding the possibility of any legitimate government.
tzs 13y ago
Who do you imagine paid for hotel regulation?
- baddox 13y ago
  I'll pretend that's an earnest question and give an earnest answer. Hotels paid for the hotel regulation.
  - tzs 13y ago
    Hotels paid to have costly and inconvenient regulations placed upon themselves? Why?

fennecfoxen 13y ago

Perhaps a payout under the terms of https://www.airbnb.com/terms/host_guarantee https://www.airbnb.com/terms/host_guarantee will mitigate the issue that this particular host encountered.

Spoom 13y ago
“Excluded Accommodation” means: any condominium, townhouse, co-operative, apartment, or other unit within a multiple-dwelling structure, complex, or similar type development to the extent owned in whole or in part by anyone other than you Since he mentioned a landlord, I'm doubtful that he owned his apartment.
- paulgb 13y ago
  Considering the host guarantee was put in place in response to a customer whose apartment was vandalised[1] this seems like a remarkable exception. [1] http://www.cbsnews.com/news/airbnb-will-insure-up-to-1-million-in-property-damage/ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/airbnb-will-insure-up-to-1-milli...
  - Joeri 13y ago
    I think the host in that case owned their appartment.
    - paulgb 13y ago
      I don't think so; her post refers to AirBnB helping with the "monthly rent" http://ejroundtheworld.blogspot.ca/2011/06/violated-travelers-lost-faith-difficult.html?m=1 http://ejroundtheworld.blogspot.ca/2011/06/violated-traveler...
  - judk 13y ago
    AirBnB happily collects fees from illegal customers, but can't very well pay out insurance to them. That would be a dstectable violation of the law.
  - 13y ago