Comments on: Pending Birth + COVID-19 + Airbnb = Stress

By: Blackbeard

Blackbeard — Sat, 02 May 2020 22:42:27 +0000

I strongly suspect that AirBnB hasn’t gone public with their stock because the entire company and the so-called short-term rental industry is one big legal hornets nest. What investor would want to buy shares in such a mess of a company?

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 05:02:34 +0000

I feel your pain. I live in a building and right now for the last two nights there have been a****** ghetto trash next door partying and being loud and obnoxious, and they’re doing it as we speak, this all despite the violation of the state order to stay at home. I’ve called the police three times and they’ve come every time but, I guess according to the weird laws the police’s hands are tied and that can’t do anything about it.

Honestly, there has to be a way to shut this company down. There has to be some way that lawyers or something can get together and file a giant lawsuit against Airbnb and f****** shut it down for good. It’s a bane on the existence of people like us. Or, maybe just regulate it a little bit so that the only units that can be rented out our stand alone, like houses, or units that are not connected to other units in buildings, that kind of thing. Because this is ridiculous when enough is enough.

By: charles

charles — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 00:50:41 +0000

You sound too nice but otherwise the answer is to Hit Back but within the law. The cheapest of music systems delivers a fearful punch if it includes a base bin. You’re an owner, right ? so with suitable motivation (your flat is at stake !) lift a bit of floor, cut out a bit of ceiling or hack a small square out of the wall, wedge the speakers into the space and let rip morning, noon + night. I leave it running whilst I myself go out running. I go to bed at 4 a.m which is when I turn it off. Make sure to hit the nicer occupants as well as the noise nuisances. The weak spot is of course the other neighbours who you respect. And that’s the trouble for decent people like you but apolgise to them first, don’t ask for permission, just let rip ! because asking will only snag you up with niceties + half arsed measures. (If they really are any good then they’d not only sympathise but also join in ! hitting that flat from every angle). Then with a few negative messages on the Airbed comments board and after it gets a few 1 star ratings, they’ll give up + get proper tenants. Or occupy it themselves in which case the same battle of nerves might apply but I doubt it. And your neighbours allied with you ? …… What does the trick is a bit of Totalrock.com recorded using a simple app. I have enough for one week nonstop noise ! Wins every time !! Luckily I like it and am insomiac , which helps. It all goes against your nature but all just depends how much you care. And variants that ensure that that flat does get terrible reviews. Try “accidentally on purpose” letting your bath overflow, for example ! and anything else you can think of. All the best ! expect a win after not too long. Try ‘n think long term .