Ouch. I guess next they will try to take it to the courts? Okay, how about a bet on how many days before we see the posts from a Jersey City host looking to skirt the law.
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Or at least a brawl later.
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Iād Like to smack the AirBnB representative:
āHome sharing?ā Sorry, but thatās not what they are ending.
Here she is again:
Perhaps this is the tipping point, after all.
Is it possible heās helping host for friends? Iāve heard of this in our city: 1 person started, it was going well, and other friends got interested and suddenly the couple became āproperty managersā. In Austin, TX in most residential zoning you can only rent out your primary residence which is a little annoying, but I get it in a town thatās struggling to keep up with housing demand!
Nah. Jersey City just thinks a lot of itself.
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But so does Airbnb. More and more residents are going to demand regulation if Airbnb doesnāt find a way to do it.
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Didnāt this get un-done? Is this what you were talking about @KKC?
That totally describes Austin. I got pushed out of my hometown.
One guy Iām thinking of is the owner of the properties. Heās an attorney who may hire help with cleaning and whatnot but he seems to run them. I think he started with his home, moved to a bigger home, turned the housekeeper quarters into Airbnb, then did so well with those two he added more homes. Another guy started with his guest room, added the granny flat in back of that property and then bought a stand alone home.
Actually not sure if we are talking about the same thing.
Not that Iām aware of. But it does depend on zoning. So, downtown you can still operate an AirBNB that isnāt your primary residence. And even then the city will limit the % allowed. If memory serves, I think theyāre eliminating that in 2020? 2022? To be fair, Iām not as familiar with the rules around multi-family dwellings, those might be different than a single family home.
It looks like this measure is going to pass at around 85% in favor.
We have one in our area!!! I keep thinking WTF and reporting the listing as it makes all hosts look bad.
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Is Airbnb responsive to these issues?
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I donāt really know. Iām in a small market so Iād see his stuff and then it would disappear and then, unfortunately, reappearā¦same bad photos, same ridiculous pricing. I havenāt seen the listings in awhile but I never got any feedback from Airbnb, just kept reporting the listing as a concern.
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Iād be willing to report these. What do you report them for? Is āGrossā an option 
Or is it because they keep re-listing? It seems this re-listing thing is so common that it seems like itās totally okay to do it?
Gross ā if only. Since I get mostly first-timers, I grimace at the thought of some novice walking into that disaster and never coming back to the area or giving my listing a chance. I canāt remember now which option I selected, I think it was something like not accurately represented/description.
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Airbnb likes to point to their home-share hosts when they want the warm-fuzzy PR image, but they know mega-hosts are their revenue and growth generators.
My town just implemented new regulations last year, but it only applies to residential areas. Homes must be owner-occupied and are divided into low and high impact based on number of booked nights and rooms on offer. You canāt legally rent a whole house for <30 days.
Theyāve neglected to address the commercial districts entirely. Seven or eight years ago, almost every apartment over a downtown shop was a long-term rental apartment. Iād guess at least 60% of them are converted to STR now.
Same with apartment complexes and condos. In one downtown apartment complex, if you drive through it on a weekend, itās largely out of state plates.