Posted on 12/30/2018 11:26:53 AM PST by Kaslin
I agree with you, there are real issues involved here beyond someone “crushing” the little man. Uber/Lyft and AirBNB are the Napster and the Ecstasy of today, existing in a temporary fantasy land of total freedom from government intervention.
Not only are they the most corrupt “Rats” in the nation, but most of the Massachusetts legislators are flaming butt pirates, who despise with a passion all the normal heterosexual couples and singles. This is just another avenue through which the faggots may attack normal Americans.
this is how politics work...you pay off the politicos so they can “legally” crush your competition.....
That’s why we need to ban lobbyist from State and US Congress. Felony if give money or gifts to Senator, Rep States and Federal..
This’ll hurt, Massachusetts is high on my vacation list... Not.
Why shouldn’t hosting laws be applicable to both Airbnb and hotels? Most Airbnb is power users anyway (ie businesses). Not sure why hotels must have insurance, fire safety, etc but a company running 30 units on Airbnb would be exempt?
Go for it. AirlBnB destroyed my neighborhood in Florida. People were buying properties sight unseen to rent them for wedding parties. The locals have objected. But under Florida state law, localities can not regulate them.
This is no longer the person renting out their spare room and wanting to meet you and tell you the good stuff in town. It’s a not very good hotel, the same price or even more than a decent hotel, managed by one of the local management companies. It doesn’t pay hotel taxes, doesn’t have hotel cleanliness or safety - and ruins your neighborhood.
AirB and B is a kind of scam. It skirts around laws that protect tenants and legitimate businesses like hotels that pay taxes and have to maintain standards of cleanliness in rooms in
I tried Airbnb in Ireland one time on a business trip and they put me in a room with gay lover boys next door (the landlord).
Airbnb needs to be regulated like hotels are regulated. Otherwise you’ll have trouble finding good hotels and motels where the staff keep the place up.
In a word, Airbnb is not “fair trade”. In principle it sounds good, but longer term it causes problems.
I hate to agree with Charlie Faker Baker, but this time he’s right to regulate.
exactly what I was thinking.
And you would be wise to avoid buying a home next door to an Airbnb.
Unless, of course, you enjoy having a party going on next door 24/7/52, which includes having a continual stream of heaven only knows who next door, being in close proximity to people who are always on vacation (which means that while you’re on normal working schedule, you are awakened often during the week by car doors slamming and outdoor conversations in the middle of the night even when there isn’t an actual party going on), having your home and anyone at your home being curiously watched by strangers, and, if you’re lucky, finding the occasional drone flying above your property.
The scumbuckets who bought the house next door didn’t have the courage to tell us their plans so they lied, which didn’t go over well with us when their Airbnb opened.
Thankfully, a few months ago they sold to a couple who live there now and things are back to normal neighborhood living.
Shoulda stopped there. "Regulation" of how you use your property is just a government taking without the cash.
AirBnb makes abusive real estate behavior easy and faceless and AirBnb makes lots of money from it. Want to create a flop house that violates zoning and fire codes? Or illegally sublet your rental? AirBnb is for you!
AirBnb only have themselves to blame for this.
Unless, of course, you enjoy having a party going on next door 24/7/52, which includes having a continual stream of heaven only knows who next door, being in close proximity to people who are always on vacation (which means that while you’re on normal working schedule, you are awakened often during the week by car doors slamming and outdoor conversations in the middle of the night even when there isn’t an actual party going on), having your home and anyone at your home being curiously watched by strangers, and, if you’re lucky, finding the occasional drone flying above your property.
In addition, said AirBnB people won't inform the neighbors of the loud noises and disruptions, and parties that go on to 3:30 a.m.
Unlike the local transportation agency, which will give written warning to neighbors about nighttime construction dates and hours.
AirBnB should block every legislator that voted for it, and every member of the hotel lobby that dreamed it up from ever being able to use the app in the future. And you know they’ll try, bunch of hypocrites.
Of course they will, after all what right do you have to maintain bedrooms that you don't actually need?
Right.
And the owners of the home next door to us weren’t invested in our community at all. We’re in Colorado and they were in Tennessee.
So many people today have no consideration for other people.
And potentially rent it out.
Actually, I want to go to Springfield MA to visit the Basketball Hall of Fame. I'm doing a Hall of Fame tour next year. All of the sports' Hall of Fames are lined up neatly along the route.
Hotels at the price of Airbnb are usually horrible. Our county requires a real person to be within a short drive of the house. That person can be called by any neighbor or law enforcement with a complaint and has to respond "immediately" by law. The houses can be inspected and must have working smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, etc. Finally the renter has to fill out a plan, notify neighbors and get approval annually.
There needs to be a balance between property rights of all involved, the owner and the neighbors. Other parties who might be affected like hotels can stuff it.
Require the unused bedrooms to be given to illegal immigrants.
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