The Rise of Airbnb's Full-Time Landlords

Re:The Rise of Airbnb's Full-Time Landlords by JonFish85 on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @11:57AM (#10540483)

And if it ever went to court, Airbnb would pour so many lawyers into getting that case thrown out that you'd never see a dime of it. It is imperative that a lawsuit like this never get publicity, or else they'd lose billions of dollars in valuation instantly, which would make investors very cranky.

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Re:The Rise of Airbnb's Full-Time Landlords by bdcravens on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @03:48PM (#10549160)

If their goal is to avoid bad PR, they'd probably just pay landlord hush money. (I'm sure they're already doing this)

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Re:The Rise of Airbnb's Full-Time Landlords by ceejayoz on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @12:20PM (#10540675)

I'm not a lawyer - are you allowed to do that? Can a third-party inject itself into a contract dispute between two parties?

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Re:The Rise of Airbnb's Full-Time Landlords by JonFish85 on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @01:09PM (#10541091)

If they couldn't do it directly, I don't know that there's a problem with providing legal counsel for someone? Or paying for their lawyer, at the very least? I am NOT any sort of lawyer and have no experience with this at all, so this is all just my imaginative thinking.

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Re:The Rise of Airbnb's Full-Time Landlords by thesnider on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @12:27PM (#10540727)

They would just fund the renter's legal team.

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Re:The Rise of Airbnb's Full-Time Landlords by ceejayoz on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @01:00PM (#10541025)

Would a judge for a local municipality look kindly upon that sort of interference?

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Re:The Rise of Airbnb's Full-Time Landlords by bdcravens on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @03:47PM (#10549153)

Most landlord claims end up in small claims court.

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