Re:The Rise of the Professional Airbnb Investor
by yummyfajitas on Sunday February 19, 2017 @11:56AM
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I'm confused, why do short term rentals require a higher level of fire safety than long term ones? Is a long term renter burning to death acceptable for some reason?
Re:The Rise of the Professional Airbnb Investor
by Spooky23 on Sunday February 19, 2017 @12:22PM
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Your home is your castle and you cannot force someone to fix their house, absent a modification.
If you legally convert your property to a hotel, that use change triggers a need to become code compliant.
Also, accidents are more likely to happen with short term rentals. People tend to take care of their stuff better than someone else's.
Re:The Rise of the Professional Airbnb Investor
by yummyfajitas on Sunday February 19, 2017 @12:35PM
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Your home is your castle and you cannot force someone to fix their house, absent a modification.
That's what the law currently says. Since you are so worried that people might burn to death, why shouldn't we change this law?
Fire safety is the most obvious example. A modern hotel is engineered to slow down the spread of fire and preserve life. Sprinklers, fire resistant doors and walls, etc.
Airbnb is an awesome thing when it does what it initially did -- handle house rentals. When that business model failed to provide growth, they pivoted to the current model where they've become the eBay of real estate by turning a blind eye to obvious fraud and abuse.