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I guess I'm surprised to learn that any such subletting is illegal in SF. Even prior to AirBnB it was really common to see offers on Craigslist or simply throu
by scelerat 13y ago
I guess I'm surprised to learn that any such subletting is illegal in SF.
Even prior to AirBnB it was really common to see offers on Craigslist or simply through traditional networks of friends and acquaintances, "Sublet my apartment while I'm traveling for six weeks," or "SFO-NYC apartment swap."
- furyg3 13y agoSix weeks would be legitimate in most places, depending on how the city defines "short term rental". Most cities have such a definition. Of course, if you are a renter your rental agreement would need to allow for subletting or you would permission...
- scelerat 13y agoOr two weeks, or whatever.
- ghaff 13y agoIt's the difference between technically illegal (or against terms of lease/contract/etc.) activities taking place relatively informally and at small-scale and being institutionalized. It's just like no one was going to come after you in the eighties because you made a mixtape but Napster was another story.
- orky56 13y agoIt's much more widespread now with Airbnb than with Craigslist. Craigslist is more promiscuous and serendipitous whereas Airbnb is more corporate and explicit. If a whole company that is valued at $10b has a business model for this, one would assume that such a service is completely legal. That's the heart of the issue here. It's gotten to the size now where media, landlords, and government have to step in before it becomes a black market of sorts.
- jonknee 13y agoSuch subletting (which on a nightly basis isn't subletting at all) is illegal almost everywhere. There is a reason why hotels pay hotel taxes and it's not just because they're not a cool startup.