Was introduced to Airbnb hosting by a friend because they thought my loft is perfect for home-sharing concept. At first, there was the reluctancy to the idea of strangers in my home. Fast forward, months later, having hosted diverse guests in-town on work-matters and having maintained a preference for hosting no more than 4 guests per month (with respect to my privacy and neighbors), I realized the most amazing thing about hosting wasn’t the additional income it brought in that has helped kickstart my SaaS startup, but the type of people met over the course and the discovery of oneself through these strangers.
Due to the result of the corporate greed of the AirBnB company (shying away from their founding principles in pursuit of investor-interests-monetary-gain with negligence) by allowing all kinds of listing without regards to its impact on the local community and residents, it’s safe to say we can all see this coming.. (City enactment for “Listing Registration”), and the effect it’s going to have on hosts that has relied on Airbnb to make ends meet, meet citizens of other places, share interests, etc.
As per the city-registration requirements (specifically asking for the Landlord’s permission to host) is likely something that isn’t going to happen, for many hosts. So rather that route, perhaps, the decision to move on and call it quits with Airbnb hosting has finally arrived. Quite disappointing to see this life experience coming to an end. Has anyone made the DECISION to cease hosting or find a way to get around the affidavit submission? #AskingForAFriend
p.s. It seems the motion for the city to delay this process has been rejected. I sincerely hope LA suffers from the loss of Tax Revenues generated from hosting.. May be then it will reconsider its laws and ways to punish only those using Airbnb as investment business.