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.... or you could get involved with local politics, and convince your friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc. that the law needs to be changed. "building a viable

.... or you could get involved with local politics, and convince your friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc. that the law needs to be changed. "building a viable business model on AirBNB" Well that's kind of a grey area. It's viable as long as the city government doesn't get wind of it (there's a reason you're posting anonymously). It's viable as long as a landlord doesn't get wind of it, or a condo association. That's about as viable as any other "legal grey area" business is.

throwaway359ak 12y ago
Absolutely. That's why I made the choice originally to not expand, and am now ending the whole thing altogether. But a lot of other people didn't, and I feel AirBNB should be making more of an effort to protect its most loyal users, instead of just killing their business, as gray as it is, in one fell swoop.
uptown 12y ago
"convince your friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc. that the law needs to be changed." Property owners of NYC purchased condos and co-ops with the understanding that they were buying a residential property ... not a hotel with transient occupants. What's your argument that their residentially zoned property should be converted to a mixed-use property? What impact do you think that would have on their property value?
- JonFish85 12y ago
  I completely agree with you. As a whole I am against Airbnb's willingness to look the other way, and see it as a good thing for these types of places to be shut down. I'm saying that instead of complaining about being forced out of business, realize that there are reasons for it--talking to friends/coworkers/neighbors/etc can be enlightening for everyone. Maybe understand that a friend Joe doesn't want to have his 2 young children be surrounded by complete strangers who change daily by talking to him. Maybe in that way a political middle-ground can be found. That's all I'm saying.

throwaway359ak 12y ago

Absolutely. That's why I made the choice originally to not expand, and am now ending the whole thing altogether. But a lot of other people didn't, and I feel AirBNB should be making more of an effort to protect its most loyal users, instead of just killing their business, as gray as it is, in one fell swoop.

uptown 12y ago

"convince your friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc. that the law needs to be changed." Property owners of NYC purchased condos and co-ops with the understanding that they were buying a residential property ... not a hotel with transient occupants. What's your argument that their residentially zoned property should be converted to a mixed-use property? What impact do you think that would have on their property value?

JonFish85 12y ago
I completely agree with you. As a whole I am against Airbnb's willingness to look the other way, and see it as a good thing for these types of places to be shut down. I'm saying that instead of complaining about being forced out of business, realize that there are reasons for it--talking to friends/coworkers/neighbors/etc can be enlightening for everyone. Maybe understand that a friend Joe doesn't want to have his 2 young children be surrounded by complete strangers who change daily by talking to him. Maybe in that way a political middle-ground can be found. That's all I'm saying.