<story><title>Hotel CEO celebrates higher prices in NYC after anti-Airbnb law passes</title><url>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/10/26/hotel-executive-openly-celebrates-higher-prices-after-anti-airbnb-law-passes/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>josu</author><text>&amp;gt;They knew individuals were renting whole apartments 100% of the time, and did nothing.&lt;p&gt;While this certainly goes against the spirit of Airbnb and probably against their terms and conditions, if there is demand for this kind of short rentals, why wouldn&amp;#x27;t they be allowed?&lt;p&gt;(Not directly replying to your comment, just opening up a related discussion)&lt;p&gt;EDIT: linkregister&amp;#x27;s comment addresses the issue &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=12800412&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=12800412&lt;/a&gt;</text></item><item><author>keepper</author><text>I love AirBnB, and have used them many times. But in the case of NYC, AirBnB brought this wholly on themselves.&lt;p&gt;They knew landlords were running whole buildings in nyc as pseudo hotels, and they did little until now. [1]&lt;p&gt;They knew individuals were renting whole apartments 100% of the time, and did nothing.[2]&lt;p&gt;They refused to give data to the attorney general, and instead, mounted an AD campaign.[3]&lt;p&gt;Only after they were harshly penalized, did they promise to clamp down on the actual abuses.[4]&lt;p&gt;So they willingly let their customers break the law, because nyc is their biggest market, and well, now want to play the victim.&lt;p&gt;The spirit of AirBnB and the &amp;quot;sharing&amp;quot; economy is to share under utilized housing. Not to create illegal hotels.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gothamist.com&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;16&amp;#x2F;airbnb_illegal_rapacious.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gothamist.com&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;16&amp;#x2F;airbnb_illegal_rapacious.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[2] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.bloomberg.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;articles&amp;#x2F;2016-07-07&amp;#x2F;wooing-governor-cuomo-airbnb-boots-2-233-new-york-city-listings&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.bloomberg.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;articles&amp;#x2F;2016-07-07&amp;#x2F;wooing-go...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[3] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.businessinsider.com&amp;#x2F;airbnb-refuses-to-give-user-data-to-attorney-general-2013-10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.businessinsider.com&amp;#x2F;airbnb-refuses-to-give-user-d...&lt;/a&gt;
[4]&lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nytimes.com&amp;#x2F;2016&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;20&amp;#x2F;technology&amp;#x2F;airbnb-proposes-cracking-down-on-new-york-city-hosts.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nytimes.com&amp;#x2F;2016&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;20&amp;#x2F;technology&amp;#x2F;airbnb-proposes...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>eightfourteen</author><text>&amp;gt; if there is demand for this kind of short rentals, why wouldn&amp;#x27;t they be allowed?&lt;p&gt;There is demand for a lot of things in a lot of areas, but it isn&amp;#x27;t allowed because it would be for the benefit of a select few at the cost of the many. Casinos, bars, hotels -- any kind of business, really, aren&amp;#x27;t allowed everywhere even though there may be demand for those services from people who don&amp;#x27;t actually have to live in that area.</text></comment>
<story><title>Hotel CEO celebrates higher prices in NYC after anti-Airbnb law passes</title><url>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/10/26/hotel-executive-openly-celebrates-higher-prices-after-anti-airbnb-law-passes/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>josu</author><text>&amp;gt;They knew individuals were renting whole apartments 100% of the time, and did nothing.&lt;p&gt;While this certainly goes against the spirit of Airbnb and probably against their terms and conditions, if there is demand for this kind of short rentals, why wouldn&amp;#x27;t they be allowed?&lt;p&gt;(Not directly replying to your comment, just opening up a related discussion)&lt;p&gt;EDIT: linkregister&amp;#x27;s comment addresses the issue &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=12800412&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=12800412&lt;/a&gt;</text></item><item><author>keepper</author><text>I love AirBnB, and have used them many times. But in the case of NYC, AirBnB brought this wholly on themselves.&lt;p&gt;They knew landlords were running whole buildings in nyc as pseudo hotels, and they did little until now. [1]&lt;p&gt;They knew individuals were renting whole apartments 100% of the time, and did nothing.[2]&lt;p&gt;They refused to give data to the attorney general, and instead, mounted an AD campaign.[3]&lt;p&gt;Only after they were harshly penalized, did they promise to clamp down on the actual abuses.[4]&lt;p&gt;So they willingly let their customers break the law, because nyc is their biggest market, and well, now want to play the victim.&lt;p&gt;The spirit of AirBnB and the &amp;quot;sharing&amp;quot; economy is to share under utilized housing. Not to create illegal hotels.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gothamist.com&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;16&amp;#x2F;airbnb_illegal_rapacious.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gothamist.com&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;16&amp;#x2F;airbnb_illegal_rapacious.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[2] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.bloomberg.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;articles&amp;#x2F;2016-07-07&amp;#x2F;wooing-governor-cuomo-airbnb-boots-2-233-new-york-city-listings&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.bloomberg.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;articles&amp;#x2F;2016-07-07&amp;#x2F;wooing-go...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[3] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.businessinsider.com&amp;#x2F;airbnb-refuses-to-give-user-data-to-attorney-general-2013-10&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.businessinsider.com&amp;#x2F;airbnb-refuses-to-give-user-d...&lt;/a&gt;
[4]&lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nytimes.com&amp;#x2F;2016&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;20&amp;#x2F;technology&amp;#x2F;airbnb-proposes-cracking-down-on-new-york-city-hosts.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nytimes.com&amp;#x2F;2016&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;20&amp;#x2F;technology&amp;#x2F;airbnb-proposes...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mattmanser</author><text>Reduced rental stock + disruptive transient population introduced in residential areas. No-one wants to live next to a AirBnB. End of discussion. We&amp;#x27;ve been over this a million times here, you&amp;#x27;re not opening up the discussion.</text></comment>