[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Maryland “Freak State” PING!

[NEMDF]

While I see that there are two sides to this issue, I would not want my neighbors using their homes for “short term rentals” frequently.

[tbw2]

I hate saying this, but the UK actually had a good set of guidelines for this.
You’re allowed to earn income from the short term rentals up to something like a thousand pounds. So you can rent it out here and there, but you can’t eliminate a local rental unit to rent out to tourists, and you can’t make it so often that it essentially impacts local traffic.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

There has to be a level playing field, level playing field, level playing field, level playing field .... [ad infinitum]

[Mears]

Members of my family love Airbnb but I would prefer a very good hotel.

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[MountainWalker]

Sooner or later, liberalism destroys everything.

[Scrambler Bob]

it provides customers alternative lodging options when they are needed most.
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Isn’t this kind of how Socialism is supposed to work?

Like over in Europe, where 2nd homes are appropriated for the poor refugee mooslimes.

[grania]

Are people thinking what could go wrong? Insurance coverage, mortgages, liability with neighbors, who pays for the police when a party gets out of hand? Is it fair to neighbors to have strangers in the neighborhood throwing trash on their yards and destroying property? Are the homeowners zoned for short term or overnight rentals? Can use for anything but as a personal residence affect property tax? It's a commercial venture in residential neighborhoods in some cases.

An AirBub rental went terribly wrong sometime near New Years Eve in this small community. It was quite a mess and took several towns police departments to clean up the mess without there being a riot.

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[Fido969]

I think AirBNB is dying a natural death.

[Glenmore]

We started using AirBnB a couple of years ago when our daughter’s family outgrew her house’s ability to accommodate our visits, and there were no convenient hotels. It was an excellent experience, since repeated several times. We just got back from a Florida vacation trip and stayed four more nights at two AirBnBs, again excellent experiences. Initially driven by inability to find motel rooms in the Spring Break environment, these were nicer, cheaper and more convenient. Started looking into doing it with our own house - insurance etc. looked like obstacles we could get through, but discovered the county is in the process of banning the practice. As usual, punish the innocent to avoid dealing with the problem, and also protect the ‘connected’ from competition.

[VanDeKoik]

I don’t mind the idea of one, just give people on the street contact info if it’s a whole-house thing, and you aren’t going to be there, just in case. Also limit the number of people.

[lastchance]

The Patel Cartel is not happy.

[cherry]

this is our capitalist country...crooked capitalistic...

a startup with a good idea that serves people and is a wonderful instrument for families is going to get a colonoscopy from the big boys because the startups are taking business away...

crony crooked capitalism...

capitalism is only for the elite rich to claim, and no one else...

[editor-surveyor]

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This is a “Bill of Attainder.”

Such legislation is not generally looked upon favorably by the courts.
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