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It should be really easy for Airbnb (which insured the house under its TOS) to recoup the damages from the renters, of whom it has all pertinent information to

It should be really easy for Airbnb (which insured the house under its TOS) to recoup the damages from the renters, of whom it has all pertinent information to track them down. Though the article is sensationalized linkbait, unnecessarily showing pictures of the damage, the story is an affirmation of Airbnb's good business practice of mitigating risk to the owners.

hluska 12y ago
Does Airbnb pay you well?? I mean, a police officer in CALGARY said that he had never seen anything like that. Note - Calgary is right in the middle of a highly prosperous oil patch and nobody can wreck a home quite like rig workers.
- quadrature 12y ago
  Well he isn't wrong, Airbnb asks for Government ID when you rent a place and they have your credit card information.
  - hluska 12y ago
    That's true...and if you saw the video, Constable Horvath said they had found the renter and were attempting to question him. My (pithy) question about whether Airbnb paid him well was in response to this: "Though the article is sensationalized linkbait, unnecessarily showing pictures of the damage, the story is an affirmation of Airbnb's good business practice of mitigating risk to the owners." That's a little over the top...especially considering they did an estimated $50k damage to floors and furnishings.
  - bdcravens 12y ago
    Pretty sure the credit card doesn't have a limit of $75,000. There's plenty of identifying information, but it's still a matter of civil litigation.
- linkregister 12y ago
  Does it advance the discussion by accusing me of being on the payroll of Airbnb? Of course the action performed by the renters is egregious. What about that is newsworthy? The fact it's in Canada? Airbnb has a good insurance policy for owners. The news story buries the lede. Isn't it HN policy to point it out when posted stories do this?
  - hluska 12y ago
    Yes, it does advance the conversation. You wrote: "Though the article is sensationalized linkbait, unnecessarily showing pictures of the damage, the story is an affirmation of Airbnb's good business practice of mitigating risk to the owners." That is way over the top...so far over the top that a reasonable person could conclude that you are perhaps conflicted. If you do work for Airbnb, I won't attack you for defending your company (I've defended far worse), but I sure wish that you would disclose that. As for whether or not this article is newsworthy, once again, a police constable senior enough to speak to the media used some very strong language to describe the scene inside and the pictures were absolutely shocking. If the estimate of $50 - $75k proves correct, this was a deliberate and prolonged attempt to destroy. I could see an editor deciding that it was worth running this story to warn potential Airbnb hosts of what could happen. This story originally ran on Calgary's local CTV station and in that market, it was certainly news. Especially since Calgary's economy is slumping and some Albertans (with their highest levels of personal debt in Canada) are likely more than tempted to make some quick money.
- dang 12y ago
  > Does Airbnb pay you well? Accusing a fellow user of being a shill or astroturfer is not ok here. Please don't do that.
cazum 12y ago
>unnecessarily showing pictures of the damage I just want you to re-read that so you can think about what you just wrote

hluska 12y ago

Does Airbnb pay you well?? I mean, a police officer in CALGARY said that he had never seen anything like that. Note - Calgary is right in the middle of a highly prosperous oil patch and nobody can wreck a home quite like rig workers.

quadrature 12y ago
Well he isn't wrong, Airbnb asks for Government ID when you rent a place and they have your credit card information.
- hluska 12y ago
  That's true...and if you saw the video, Constable Horvath said they had found the renter and were attempting to question him. My (pithy) question about whether Airbnb paid him well was in response to this: "Though the article is sensationalized linkbait, unnecessarily showing pictures of the damage, the story is an affirmation of Airbnb's good business practice of mitigating risk to the owners." That's a little over the top...especially considering they did an estimated $50k damage to floors and furnishings.
- bdcravens 12y ago
  Pretty sure the credit card doesn't have a limit of $75,000. There's plenty of identifying information, but it's still a matter of civil litigation.
linkregister 12y ago
Does it advance the discussion by accusing me of being on the payroll of Airbnb? Of course the action performed by the renters is egregious. What about that is newsworthy? The fact it's in Canada? Airbnb has a good insurance policy for owners. The news story buries the lede. Isn't it HN policy to point it out when posted stories do this?
- hluska 12y ago
  Yes, it does advance the conversation. You wrote: "Though the article is sensationalized linkbait, unnecessarily showing pictures of the damage, the story is an affirmation of Airbnb's good business practice of mitigating risk to the owners." That is way over the top...so far over the top that a reasonable person could conclude that you are perhaps conflicted. If you do work for Airbnb, I won't attack you for defending your company (I've defended far worse), but I sure wish that you would disclose that. As for whether or not this article is newsworthy, once again, a police constable senior enough to speak to the media used some very strong language to describe the scene inside and the pictures were absolutely shocking. If the estimate of $50 - $75k proves correct, this was a deliberate and prolonged attempt to destroy. I could see an editor deciding that it was worth running this story to warn potential Airbnb hosts of what could happen. This story originally ran on Calgary's local CTV station and in that market, it was certainly news. Especially since Calgary's economy is slumping and some Albertans (with their highest levels of personal debt in Canada) are likely more than tempted to make some quick money.
dang 12y ago
> Does Airbnb pay you well? Accusing a fellow user of being a shill or astroturfer is not ok here. Please don't do that.

cazum 12y ago

>unnecessarily showing pictures of the damage I just want you to re-read that so you can think about what you just wrote