[onetwothreefour]

If AirBNB are taking a cut and facilitating the rental than of course they need to know the laws in each location they operate.

[geebee]

My earlier point was a narrow one about an analogy to driving laws. In general, I'm inclined to agree with you.

A big factor for me here is that you can book and pay through AirBnB. That does make it different from the classifieds or craigslist style ads.