[wdewind]

This is a nonstarter for Airbnb because if they gave the type of data suggested here you'd be able to extremely easily analyze it and find all the places where illegal sublets were happening, which is a major part of their business. There is no way around Airbnb's problems without changing zoning legislation.

[oh_sigh]

What percentage of units on Airbnb do you think are actually illegal sublets?

[fweespeech]

http://nypost.com/2014/04/21/two-thirds-of-citys-airbnb-rent...

> Nearly two-thirds of the city apartments recently listed on Airbnb were being offered in violation of the law, an analysis by state authorities has found.

> The study of data from the subletting service’s own Web site showed 64 percent of its 19,500-plus offerings for Jan. 31 covered an “entire apartment,” says an affidavit from the state Attorney General’s Office.

There is no way to really know without being AirBnb + knowing which apartment complexes sublet illegally.

But...at least in NYC, 64%.

[wdewind]

Yep. And then you need to multiply that by the fact that most of their business undoubtedly comes from major metro areas, in which almost all have laws which make AirBnB illegal.