City of Paris suing AirBnB

interesting

Actually, as I understand it the City is not suing Airbnb for not displaying the registration number. Airbnb does do this when the number is supplied by the lister. What Paris wants is for those listing sites to take down any listing which has not yet supplied such a number. Evidently Airbnb is pushing back on this for some reason.

Good. AirBnB destroys the cheap housing for locals. Inexpensive housing is converted into short-term rentals, and the owners make a killing. The locals see thousands of places taken out of circulation.

AirBnB has the risk of making all great cities into Venice - occupied solely by tourists, with busboys and cooks taking the bus in to work during the day.

AirBnB, Wimdu and Paris Attitudes are the smaller businesses mentioned.
Ian Brossart is up in arms and is suing everybody without a 13-digit reservation number.
Don't take chances, people...

If you're up to reading yet another article about cities vs Airbnb this one is pretty good
https://skift.com/2018/04/12/airbnbs-response-to-paris-lawsuit-is-the-same-old-story-weve-heard-before/

We use VRBO. I wonder how they're impacted.

You should know if you find the 13-digit registration number...
According to Ian Brossart, nobody is safe...

Surely the problem with AirBnB and similar would best be solved by expropriation of the property, removal of the rentier class and then the state making it available to those more in need, such as the local homeless. I cannot understand how anyone with even the slightest decency would want to take over for just the short-term a private home that could otherwise be used by a local more in need.

It is fine in purpose built tourist centres such as villas in the Algarve, but in central Paris? Oh no, just awful, have some feeling and use an hotel, hostel or lodge with a local.

If that is so, then bravo!

For the person in this thread suggesting that people should not rent out private property but rather give it to the homeless, AirBnb is a business that provides a service. One which I value, as do many other travelers and property owners do. I do not think is appropriate or fair to come on this board and suggest, as someone has done here, that you are a bad person if you use AIrBnb. If you want AirBnb to comply with local regulations, I'll join you in supporting that sentiment. However, if you want to come on this board and make pointed accusations about the character of people who have (gasp) the audacity to use AirBnb, I think you are wildly misguided.

Shouldn't hotels fill up empty rooms, too?

What fairly land city does not allow property values to rise and give all of the best properties to those most needy?

Sure, having some low income housing can be a wise city planning decision but Some is the key word.

They are already building lots of complexes - notably for students, who are in dire need.