Stop calling it the Sharing Economy – That isn’t what it is

Re:Stop calling it the Sharing Economy – That isn’t what it is by pm24601 on Thursday August 20, 2015 @11:35AM (#10092507)

I agree, except AirBnB means you are expected to operate a mini-hotel (without the protections of a hotel).

Clean room, fresh towels, etc.... AirBNB = you are renting.

Notice you are operating without the protections of a landlord (i.e. landlords have formal leases)

Notice you are operating without the protections of a hotel (i.e. hotels have as part of their contract a statement that hotel guests are not renters no matter how long the guest stays - read the contract on the back of every hotel door; it is there for this very important reason.)

This is IMPORTANT.

In most states if a person stays a certain number of contiguous days (~30days), has a key - they become a renter de jure. And renters cannot be evicted without a formal eviction process.

AirBnB doesn't sound very "sharing" now does it?

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Re:Stop calling it the Sharing Economy – That isn’t what it is by ucaetano on Thursday August 20, 2015 @03:06PM (#10093945)

"I agree, except AirBnB means you are expected to operate a mini-hotel (without the protections of a hotel)."

Not necessarily, you can just rent a basic room with nothing else, some people do.

But I agree with you on the point of the law, that's a tricky issue, but easily solvable by changing laws.

But in the end, like my Uber example, the largest part of the cost is still the asset compensation, not the additional services.

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