When hosts decide to become hosts, they do so unilaterally. I wasn’t part of that decision making process. I didn’t want to suddenly live underneath an Airbnb apartment after years of a happy life in my home. And I bet all those people defending this company, would also choose not to live in very close proximity to a full time Airbnb unit. Trust me, you’d hate it.

And there is an issue of responsibility that is all too easy to ignore. If a guest were injured at one of the many parties which have transpired, who is ultimately responsible? I’ve come home on more than one occasion to find policeman on the street outside with kids who had received complaints in the Airbnb flat beside me. It isn’t the guests’ home. They do not own the place. The landlord / property owner would ulitmately be liable.

I wish my landlord would evict these people Airbnbing flats on my street. In London there is a maximum of 90 days a year. We are coming up to a solid year full time right now in Sept. I’m tired and sick of it. You would be too.

The only way Airbnb can survive is if they hire a huge certification staff who go and out physically inspect and verify all listings to insure zoning laws and lease agreements are not being violated. But Airbnb wants to use advances in computer technology to circumvent laws, regulations and the overall order of things, by wanting the cake and being able to eat it too.

Airbnb is also a business that encourages people put themselves at danger and to violate laws, regulations and lease agreements.

Hahahaha, what?! I agree that Cedric and Dan are wrong but what the hell happened to the end of your sentence there? Why are you bringing politics into this?