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I Bought An Apartment To Rent Out On Airbnb

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Re: I Bought An Apartment To Rent Out On Airbnb

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Post by naterator »

sn0v wrote: post #6

I wonder how he deals with unruly guests.

More specifically: What if they completely trash the place? How remote is he, and could he travel to do the repairs on sudden notice? Could legal wrangling over the damage make it no longer worthwhile? What about future guests who are displaced by a damaged and unlivable apartment? What would you do if your neighbor became fed up with unruly guests and tried to do something about it (legal or otherwise)?

Re: I Bought An Apartment To Rent Out On Airbnb

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Post by JonFish85 »

woofyman wrote: post #25
whyenot wrote: post #16

I wonder what the neighbors think.

When the HOA finds out he's breaking the terms that he agreed to when purchasing the condo, they'll fine him per offense. Then get a lean on the apartment.

Nitpick: lien.

But yes, if I'm a neighbor there and I find out this is going on, I get angry.

Re: I Bought An Apartment To Rent Out On Airbnb

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Post by wbeckler »

It sounds like travelers to Vegas, the hotel capitol of the US, are savvy enough to check airbnb. And VRBO it seems as well. This is a big pain for searchers. Hipmunk shows each of these, but not very well as they only have a handful of the 1000s of listings from Airbnb. We've tried to help with this at http://AllTheRooms.com by aggregating everything we can find.

Re: I Bought An Apartment To Rent Out On Airbnb

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Post by shiftpgdn »

dave5104 wrote: post #24
rll wrote: post #13

If enough people do this it will be the end of Airbnb. This is one of the patterns the state of NY is using against Airbnb while Airbnb is arguing that the service is intended for people occasionally renting out their primary residence. If the state is able to prove a significant number of people used this model Airbnb is done in NY and I fear other states will follow.

I'm not that familiar with the Airbnb situation in NY. Why is this a "bad" pattern that NY state has deemed to be a violation of the law?

Illegal hotels aka slums. There is a reason hotels are fairly highly regulated. My first (and only) stay at an Airbnb rental resulted in me getting bedbugs.

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Post by lignuist »

dave5104 wrote: post #24
rll wrote: post #13

If enough people do this it will be the end of Airbnb. This is one of the patterns the state of NY is using against Airbnb while Airbnb is arguing that the service is intended for people occasionally renting out their primary residence. If the state is able to prove a significant number of people used this model Airbnb is done in NY and I fear other states will follow.

I'm not that familiar with the Airbnb situation in NY. Why is this a "bad" pattern that NY state has deemed to be a violation of the law?

Probably because it makes it harder for residents to find an apartment.

Re: I Bought An Apartment To Rent Out On Airbnb

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Post by _delirium »

dave5104 wrote: post #24
rll wrote: post #13

If enough people do this it will be the end of Airbnb. This is one of the patterns the state of NY is using against Airbnb while Airbnb is arguing that the service is intended for people occasionally renting out their primary residence. If the state is able to prove a significant number of people used this model Airbnb is done in NY and I fear other states will follow.

I'm not that familiar with the Airbnb situation in NY. Why is this a "bad" pattern that NY state has deemed to be a violation of the law?

What NY is mainly worried about (and has the strongest public support for them worrying about) is AirBnB being used as a way of de facto running unlicensed hotels. People don't like discovering that the room down the hall from where they live has essentially been converted into a hotel room, with customers coming and going regularly, no hotel tax paid, and none of the usual health/safety regulations applied (industrial-strength fabric cleaning, etc.). By comparison, someone renting out a spare room now and then is not as likely to produce social or health problems, and most of the public probably views it as benign, even if also technically a violation of your lease.

I don't like this kind of thing as a customer, either. When I look for a place on AirBnB, I expect it to be someone's actual house/apt, which they treat as their own, because they also live there. If that's not the case, it should be made really clear up front.

Re: I Bought An Apartment To Rent Out On Airbnb

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Post by toomuchtodo »

smallegan wrote: post #19
toomuchtodo wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You need a working mobile phone with service, but it doesn't need to be a smartphone. https://lockitron.com/help/mobile#smsaccess EDIT: Included more detail about needing a working mobile phone with service, due to ahlatimer.

His question was does it work without having service. In other words offline mode. I think the answer is that no it does not.

I thought I answered that, while also providing additional information. I apologize if that seemed rude in any way.
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