Warning, my post is loosely related to article. I want to share my experience using airbnb and the subsequent run-in with the law. I recently used airbnb for t

Warning, my post is loosely related to article. I want to share my experience using airbnb and the subsequent run-in with the law. I recently used airbnb for the first time while visiting Washington DC. Unfortunately, my car was broken into while parked on the street overnight. The responding police officer inquired about where we were staying and I told him about airbnb. He has never heard of the service before. About an hour later the officer comes back and asks to speak with the landowner (who was out). The officer was about to give him a warning about operating an unlicensed bed and breakfast with the threat of a $1,000 per day fine.