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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by danudey on Friday June 08, 2018 @01:53PM (#17267978)
AirBnB pays the fine, because they can afford to because they just made hundreds off the guests that littered and made a mess so they can chalk the fares up as the cost of doing business.
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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by xapata on Friday June 08, 2018 @02:26PM (#17268346)
I'd bet the fines can be appropriately large and punitive if that's the case.
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