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As a user of Airbnb it was great, the hosts seemed to like it too. But then someone in my building (NYC) starting hosting. It really did have a serious impact
by wdewind 13y ago
As a user of Airbnb it was great, the hosts seemed to like it too.
But then someone in my building (NYC) starting hosting. It really did have a serious impact on my quality of life and on the maintenance cost of the building. Lots of stuff in the public spaces were destroyed, loud roof parties on weeknights etc. It fully converted me to absolutely hating Airbnb.
- extrapolate 13y agoAre you sure this was due to Airbnb and not just bad residents?
- mjolk 13y agoApartments aren't ad-hoc hotels. Only the AirBnB host and AirBnB benefit from the transaction, while the other tenants are put at risk.
- wdewind 13y agoThe law that Airbnb hosts break so frequently was designed exactly to prevent this type of thing from happening. It's why there are zoning regulations that prevent short term inhabitants. So yes, bad residents are directly to blame, not Airbnb. I take issue with Airbnb because they operate from a place of both knowledge and leadership. They know that this is illegal, they have the tools to easily detect it, and yet they do zero to either enforce the law, or advise their members. Members that Airbnb organized into a marketplace they now run. I understand they are trying to change the law, but I am strongly not in favor of changing said law, based on how it has already directly impacted my life.