Re:Santa Monica council votes 7-0 to crack down on Airbnb
by tptacek on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @02:04PM
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Most people rent. Airbnb is mostly an externality to landlords, too; as long as the rent is being paid, they can afford to slow-roll complaints about Airbnb tenants.
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Re:Santa Monica council votes 7-0 to crack down on Airbnb
by jordwalke on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @02:12PM
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I understand what you're saying. I'm not understanding who in the current situation has any right to have grievance. In a situation where apartments/homes allow airBnB in their bylaws/HOAs, everyone - the landlords, the neighbors (whether or not they rent) and the short-term renters are all acting in accordance with their legal agreements that they voluntarily agreed to.
In a situation where HOAs/bylaws do not allow renting on airBnb, there already exist proper legal channels for enforcing contracts, and these extra regulations are not needed.
Your comment made it seem like these extra regulations somehow ease these complaints (which you are implying are legitimate). Is my understanding correct?