[crdoconnor]

Um, why exactly can't Airbnb help its hosts abide by the laws?

It's a $250 tax. It does not exactly seem onerous to have them provide a reminder and a simple 1, 2, 3... list of how to make sure that they are legal in the area they are hosting in. Maybe even a way to pay directly as part of signing up.

In this instance, it's really not the law that needs to adapt to reality, it's airbnb.

[BrentRitterbeck]

Exactly! Just because you have an idea for changing things doesn't mean that you operate in a vacuum where real-world rules don't apply anymore. This seems like something that's going to involve some negotiating, some real face-to-face time. They're going to have to get out from behind a few monitors to solve this problem.