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Re:I Lost My Life to Airbnb by tlb on Friday January 03, 2020 @11:49PM (#21952930)
In fact, anything anyone does to earn extra income to afford a better home distorts housing prices. It'd have the same effect if they made the same money running a software consulting business in their extra bedroom.

Housing prices in desirable downtowns are mostly distortion these days. It's been a long time since they corresponded to the cost of construction.

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Re:I Lost My Life to Airbnb by smt88 on Saturday January 04, 2020 @01:09AM (#21953212)
This isn't "starting a software business" -- it's violating a lease.

Not everyone can or will take that risk.

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Re:I Lost My Life to Airbnb by tlb on Saturday January 04, 2020 @01:30AM (#21953281)
In fact, many residential leases prohibit running a business out of the premises [0]. But these clauses are rarely enforced unless you're causing complaints.

[0] See clause 7 at https://cozy.co/blog/8-important-lease-clauses-for-landlords... for typical terms

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Re:I Lost My Life to Airbnb by smt88 on Saturday January 04, 2020 @03:09AM (#21953610)
I lived in a condo building that fined an owner $60k for 2 years of illegal Airbnb leasing (for a $300k condo).

I also had a friend who was evicted for leasing a rental.

Running a business out of the premises is rarely enforced, but it also rarely creates risk or loss for the landlord the way Airbnb does.

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