I had to take my couch offline because my HOA threatened to fine me. No more visitors, no more foreign friends. :(
It seems the first wave of enforcement has come from HOAs, I've heard of various people having to remove their listing for that reason. [1]
Now it appears, according to the article above, municipal authorities are pushing back. Could this be a result of lobbying from hotels? Vacation rentals is not a new concept, and couchsurfing has been around for years as well. It seems that just because couchsurfing/vacation rentals are getting a wider audience that it's now suddenly a problem.
I personally don't want my HOA or government telling me who I can or can not have over to stay. Their place is not in my home.
It seems the first wave of enforcement has come from HOAs, I've heard of various people having to remove their listing for that reason. [1]
Now it appears, according to the article above, municipal authorities are pushing back. Could this be a result of lobbying from hotels? Vacation rentals is not a new concept, and couchsurfing has been around for years as well. It seems that just because couchsurfing/vacation rentals are getting a wider audience that it's now suddenly a problem.
I personally don't want my HOA or government telling me who I can or can not have over to stay. Their place is not in my home.
1: http://betabeat.com/2011/05/airbnb-takes-manhattan-with-2k-b...