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headgasketidiot t1_iy37ec5 wrote

Ban airbnb. We don't need it. We were fine before and we'll be fine after. There were inns, hotels, vacation cabins, etc. before Airbnb. There's no need to allow a company to cannibalize our housing stock for short term unregulated hotels.

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WhatTheCluck802 t1_iy6ecrl wrote

YES. Unless it’s an owner occupied dwelling, like renting out an extra bedroom in your home - ban them.

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headgasketidiot t1_iy6f3k9 wrote

My comment is proving to be pretty controversial. People post on this sub about housing almost every single day; you'd think it'd be a pretty uncontroversial stance.

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Most_Expert_8080 t1_iy5ex40 wrote

I think you are confused as to what AirBNB is if you said "vacation cabins" are fine.

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headgasketidiot t1_iy5fv3b wrote

I think you're confused?

Airbnb is a website that allows a property owner to book any property for short term rentals. Vacation cabins are sometimes called camps here, and they're usually a small building in a scenic location with limited amenities intended for short-term, recreational use. I have no problem with the concept of vacation cabins. I do have a problem with people depleting our housing pool by converting single family homes and apartments into short term rentals.

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Most_Expert_8080 t1_iy5h8mq wrote

Oh you meant the second homes that are called camps. Usually if somebody says vacation cabins they mean second homes but are rented to strangers.

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headgasketidiot t1_iy5ivml wrote

Sure, those too. I take no stance on the concepts of camps or vacation cabins or whatever right now. My point is all those things existed before Airbnb, but what didn't exist is the plundering of our housing stock for short term rentals.

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