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Airbnb operator says he's facing losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars because of new short-term rental laws (bc.ctvnews.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

AirBnB should have never been allowed in an existing building. If you want to have a short term rental build a new building for it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I think it was a good idea that went off the rails.

Let's say you were going to go on vacation for a week or two, then you could rent your house to someone for that time period and make a little money to cover your vacation while someone else gets a place to stay that was cheaper than a hotel while they're on vacation. Everybody wins.

But then people started turning it into a business and ruined it.