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by dkarapetyan 4441 days ago
Wait. Isn't this a problem with motels and other temporary housing situations as well? What makes Airbnb so special?
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Because Airbnb is used to rent out rooms or houses that aren't in areas zoned for hotel/motel purposes. No one can reasonably expect that living in a motel room and living in an apartment are similar. The other tenants in the building of the Airbnb user can be reasonably expected not to have to deal with tourists being discourteous or annoying in their building.