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I agree that abiding by the regulations of a family home is not sufficient given how factually different the use of the property is and would also point out that this clearly enables a lower price as the hosts don't have to pass this cost along to AirBnB customers.

I would also point out that the is likely asymmetric information here, where, as you point out, consumers either don't know or assume that the fire safety standards are inline with industry norms. Regulation should definitely be designed to correct information imbalances between customer/seller.