Airbnb fights back against Boston!

[Charlie MacPherson]

The City of Boston recently enacted regulations that severely restrict property owners from renting out their homes by the night, unless the owner lives in the unit - a move aimed squarely at Airbnb.

I don't have a dog in this hunt, but it seems to me that restricting an owner's use of his own private property without compensation is just reprehensible, so long as it doesn't cause a hardship to others

Placing a pig farm in a residential neighborhood seems like an unreasonable burden to others.  Having guests sleep in your property doesn't.

Well, Airbnb is fighting back.  They've sued the City of Boston.

"The lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court says the ordinance violates state and federal law by forcing home-sharing platforms to share information about clients with the city and requiring the platforms to enforce the new rules."

https://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/11/13/airbnb-sues...

Godspeed, Airbnb.  Enough of Regulation Nation.

[Chris Mason]

Originally posted by @Thomas S.:

The argument that the government is taking away home owners  rights is BS. If the owner does not live full time in the property he is not a home owner. If investors are not allowed to do what they want they don't invest. They go else where or invest in something else. No crime no fowl. 

 That seems like a bizarre standard. if I own a car that I do not commute to work in on a daily basis, does this mean that I do not own this car?