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AirBnB could easily prevent such issues by explicitly requiring people to confirm they're not subject to a lease that prohibits short-term rentals and therefore
by gyardley 11y ago
AirBnB could easily prevent such issues by explicitly requiring people to confirm they're not subject to a lease that prohibits short-term rentals and therefore not at risk of eviction -- before they can list a property for rent. No doubt they'll get right on that.
Kidding aside, not making people aware of these risks and trumpeting a '$1,000,000 Guarantee' (that only happens to cover property damage) just creates an illusion of risklessness -- one that takes advantage of the greedy and stupid.
Normally when a company takes advantage of the greedy and stupid, most of HN pitches a fit. What's different this time?
- marcoperaza 11y agoThis guy had a duty to his landlord to abide by his lease. The fact that AirBnB helped him violate his lease does not give him any cause of action. That would be like suing The Pirate Bay because the MPAA sued you for downloading movies through them. The landlord could perhaps sue AirBnB for tortious interference, but they probably don't care enough to go through the trouble.
- Dylan16807 11y ago> '$1,000,000 Guarantee' (that only happens to cover property damage) Well is there a problem with that? What would you do with the guarantee to improve things? Even if they gave him some extra money as an apology it wouldn't help his being blacklisted.