Airbnb Is a Risky Neighbor

Re:Airbnb Is a Risky Neighbor by mcphilip on Saturday June 21, 2014 @12:41AM (#7924221)

I got to experience the opposite side of the equation. I rented a 6 bedroom house in Austin to house my family during my wedding. There was an ominous note left on the fridge where the owner explained that the neighbors are hostile and will call the cops after 10pm if they hear any noise at all. Later in the day when my mom was out playing in the backyard with the grandkids, she got yelled at by the neighbors with warnings of calling the cops later that night.

Honestly I just wanted everything to go smoothly since I was getting married, but man, I felt sleazy housing my family in a hostile environment. And you know what, I can't really blame the neighbors at all. This was my first and last experience with Airbnb. It just felt dirty to be apart of such neighborhood hostilitly.

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Re:Airbnb Is a Risky Neighbor by zaroth on Saturday June 21, 2014 @12:55AM (#7924238)

Interesting perspective. I've done AirBnB but only ever in single-family homes in jurisdictions where it's not illegal.

But if I rented a unit and it turned out that the unit was actually not legal to rent, and even more-so if the neighbors are hostile, why PAY for it? Sounds like a great basis for contesting the charge.

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