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by stingraycharles 2925 days ago
Sure, those kind of things are a possibility. The point I was making is that Airbnb needs to play by the same rules as everyone.
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But they don't, do they? The whole point of these "rent 90 days a year, apply for a new license every year" laws is to impose an onerous burden on Bnbs that traditional suppliers either don't face or can amortize over hundreds of rooms.

It's laughable to require a single rented room the same paperwork that a large hotel requires, then say that enables them to "play by the same rules as everyone else". They are a fundamentally different way to provide the same economic service and the law needs to adapt, not protect traditional interests.