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wasoxygen · 1450 days ago · link · · parent · post: ‘A Bargain With the Devil’—Bill Comes Due for Overextended Airbnb Hosts
People are free to stay at little inns, but many travelers have other preferences. I've had similar frustrations with Airbnb, so it helps that there are dozens of alternatives. If you are concerned about how well the owner is treated, there are guides oriented toward the host. One of these points out that there is some compensation for Airbnb fees in that they have the largest community. If you live in a nice place, there's going to be demand to live and visit there, and housing/accommodation prices will rise if supply doesn't keep up. As b_b observed, policy bears some responsibility when Apartment buildings are illegal to build in 76% of San Francisco.