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by Rebelgecko 1022 days ago
The difference with AirBnB is

a) it attracts a different crowd/behaviors. eg someone on vacation is more likely to be blasting music at 1am on a Wednesday than someone who has work the next day. And they're more likely to screw up basic etiquette like "don't park on my property" that comes more easily to people who know where the property line is.

b) It's potentially a different person staying every day. So I can go over and say "please turn down your music" tonight, but 3 days later I have to go and do it all over again when a new person is staying there. Having confrontations with strangers is not fun for me. Some cities with licensing are more proactive about making the owners responsible for their customer's actions, but that isnt the case everywhere.

Plus even though Airbnb house party shootings are relatively rare, having to ask someone to be quiet or move their car is still probably the most dangerous thing you'll do on a given day.