> The problem is when people rent these places and then throw loud parties. The neighbors' rights are violated in that case. I don't know of a good solution, but I don't think it's worth sacrificing the entire platform due to that problem.
The thing that frustrates me is that there are pretty obvious solutions, actually:
1) AirBnB needs to provide a service where anyone can check to see if a building has any AirBnB units in it. Then they need to be able to file complaints about the unit.
2) AirBnB needs to require written permission from the landlord of the property.
1) seems completely feasible to implement for me, and I'm pissed they haven't yet. The only problem is once they have the complaint, they'd pretty much be required to notify the landlord which leads us to 2) which also seems feasible, but would obviously obliterate their market. Ultimately they've overextended themselves on that front, and either they will be successful lobbying change, or a company that figures out how to do what they are doing while making peace with landlords and the hotel lobby will come along.
The thing that frustrates me is that there are pretty obvious solutions, actually:
1) AirBnB needs to provide a service where anyone can check to see if a building has any AirBnB units in it. Then they need to be able to file complaints about the unit.
2) AirBnB needs to require written permission from the landlord of the property.
1) seems completely feasible to implement for me, and I'm pissed they haven't yet. The only problem is once they have the complaint, they'd pretty much be required to notify the landlord which leads us to 2) which also seems feasible, but would obviously obliterate their market. Ultimately they've overextended themselves on that front, and either they will be successful lobbying change, or a company that figures out how to do what they are doing while making peace with landlords and the hotel lobby will come along.