Comment on New York’s Airbnb Ban Is Descending Into Pure Chaos

• AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  And, of course, it would be morally unacceptable to get in the way of them maximising the profits they’re entitled to, such as by forcing them to rent it out long-term to some poors rather than allowing them to run an unregulated hotel room, because invisible hand of the free market or something.

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• Qwaffle_waffle@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Ah yes, the old hermit crab monopoly.

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• NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Or they move in with their period-of-life partners, and then maybe eventually back.

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  • beeng@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Fine, but don’t profit and offer a decent rent length.

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    • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      offer a decent rent length.

      They don’t take that risk.

      In my city, most of the singles actually keep their own appartments when moving in with a new loved one. It isn’t because of the money, it is their safety net so they can move back eventually. Very few of these appartments are actually rented out. Most are just empty.

      And of course they would not want to wait for a year or so.

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      • beeng@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        This number is so low I’m guessing it wouldn’t really move the needle. It’s like having 1 house mate instead or 2 in a 3room WG.

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