Cuomo signs bill prohibiting Airbnb listings in NYC

Re:Cuomo signs bill prohibiting Airbnb listings in NYC by amalcon on Friday October 21, 2016 @05:29PM (#12765035)

If you live in the US (where NYC is), you can also tell the government who can stay with you per the third amendment. Therefore, they don't have more authority than you, just different authority.

It's probably good that they do. I may not agree with this particular exercise of authority, but I'd like to be able to do something about it if my neighbor decides to build bombs in his spare room.

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Re:Cuomo signs bill prohibiting Airbnb listings in NYC by pilsetnieks on Friday October 21, 2016 @05:42PM (#12765132)

It's not exactly who but if, per the third amendment.

Also, I don't see how your point about neighbors is relevant to it. Is it a serious risk where you live? A common occurence, would you say? And how exactly, in constitutional sense, would you be able to do anything about it?

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Re:Cuomo signs bill prohibiting Airbnb listings in NYC by amalcon on Friday October 21, 2016 @05:56PM (#12765246)

If implies who, as it gives negotiating leverage. But that's kind of beside the point.

Edit: I just realized I probably misunderstood you. The point about neighbors is meant to be relevant to the notion of the government having a degree of control over your property in general, not the specific question of who's allowed to stay there. Most of my response is no longer relevant with that clarification, so I've removed it.

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