[luckylittle]

Me neither. If you own a property, you should be able to do whatever you want with it. The argument, that it's bringing up prices is false - AirBnB, same as Uber, exist because the prices were already high. If the prices were normal (especially here in Australia), these types of services would not profit. Think about a scenario when young couple with kids is paying so much for mortgage/rent so if they need to go overseas for a few months, they don't really have any other choice than list it on AirBnB to cover portion of the cost.

[city41]

> If you own a property, you should be able to do whatever you want with it

That just isn't true though. You can't even alter a property without first getting a permit in many cases. The things you do to stuff that you own can impact the greater community, so the needs of the community need to be considered.

[dragonwriter]

> If you own a property, you should be able to do whatever you want with it

The idea that law should not govern your actions provided you are using your own property in those actions is...unusual.