r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 8h ago

Society New Airbnb rules ban hosts from making guests wash dishes, do laundry & other checkout chores

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/new-airbnb-rules-ban-hosts-from-making-guests-wash-dishes-do-laundry-other-checkout-chores-3420832/
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u/chuck17031 8h ago

Yeah, it definitely sucks. The type of condos being built in certain areas are being built solely for short-term rental properties. Even if you wanted to live in it full time, they’re built with little to no storage space and as fast as possible using the cheapest possible materials. Where I live, 80% of the homes are empty for 8 months or more out of the year and we have people who are homeless because they can’t afford rental prices. It’s absolutely insane.

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u/big_trike 1h ago

Apparently ski towns are so bad now that they struggle to find anyone willing to work in schools or hotels because they can’t afford to live nearby.

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u/chuck17031 1h ago

This is absolutely true. Town councils in ski towns are passing policies to help cover housing for teachers because they can’t afford to live. As far as the hotels, most people I know that work in the hospitality industry work for the resort and get housing through the resort otherwise they wouldn’t work in those industries. The rest have a bunch of roommates to live. It’s tough if you don’t have a job outside those industries.