It's much more widespread now with Airbnb than with Craigslist. Craigslist is more promiscuous and serendipitous whereas Airbnb is more corporate and explicit.

It'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.