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poulin t1_jeeki5t wrote

Reply to comment by illy-chan in Airbnb is alerting hosts about subpoenas from the City of Philadelphia by Meatfrom1stgrade

>“I live here, you know, and I’m not a business,” Romero said.
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>“It’s been a nightmare trying to get the zoning permit,” Romero said. “They shut down my business, and that’s what I’ve lived off of. I mean, it’s rough. It’s really rough.”

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illy-chan t1_jeekz58 wrote

Man, I forgot that line.

Idk, maybe she's trying to say she's not some bank buying up everything to rent out? Which, to be fair, fuck all those guys. But also, lady, no.

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BurnedWitch88 t1_jefo8sl wrote

She's not a big business, but as a fellow small biz owner, if a service you provide is the source of literally all your income it's def. a business. And yes, businesses have to follow some rules. Esp. businesses that can involve the health and safety of your customers.

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ITcurmudgeon t1_jegg9je wrote

She owns a triplex, lives in one and rents the other two out as a short term Airbnb rental.

Renting out your home when you're out on vacation or travelling for work? Not a business. Renting out something you own that you bought strictly to rent out and make money off of? Sure as shit sounds like a business to me.

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MacMac105 t1_jego2l7 wrote

She may not be buying up all property to rent out, but AirBnB is, and she works for them.

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nalgene_wilder t1_jeen306 wrote

Playing the absolute smallest violin for this hardworking business tycoon

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erdtirdmans t1_jeg6jpk wrote

> “It’s been a nightmare trying to get the zoning permit,” Romero said

Well, now I'm actually sympathetic. L&I has long since been understaffed and we probably need to eliminate a lot of licensing requirements or they'll never keep up

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