Ah, the never ending chain of well meaning laws that require more questionable laws, backed up by objectionable laws, with the gaps filled by laws only Stalin w

Ah, the never ending chain of well meaning laws that require more questionable laws, backed up by objectionable laws, with the gaps filled by laws only Stalin would be proud of. People visit from out of town and use town resources, so we need to tax them without taxing the locals...let's create a hotel tax. The locals don't pay it, so no one cares. How do we track the hotels to make sure we get our tax money? We'll need a licensing process. Again no one cares. Hotels form a lobby and say, hey, we're paying these taxes and getting these licenses, maybe you should create a few laws to protect us and limit the licenses so we stay in business. Some people care. Finally, a neighbor sees my house and my frequent guests (because I have a lot of friends that visit) and reports me to the Gestapo and says I might be renting my place out on AirBnb. Without any due process I get fined for violating a law meant to protect an industry that pays taxes to pay for the visitors that use city services that I actually live in and pay taxes. Now I really care, but it's too late. Violating your lease is wrong, but so is violating due process. I also believe I have the right as a property owner to rent out my property as long as its purpose doesn't change.