Airbnb Is Confronted With Regulation and Safety Issues
After his dad died in an accident at an Airbnb rental house, Zak Stone, freelance journalist and editor who's written for publications like Fast Company, Bloomberg Businessweek and Good Magazine, takes a look at how the company approaches safety standards, as well as the other regulatory battles it's engaging in with cities and local municipalities.
What we're reading:
Posted by Brian Lehrer on Wednesday, 11 November 2015
@BrianLehrer As a tax paying B&B in New York why cant AirB&B play by the same safety rules as regular B&B's
— Ivy Terrace (@IvyTerraceNYC) November 12, 2015
.@dustineichler @Airbnb Interesting. What specifically were they protesting - do you know?
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) November 12, 2015
@BrianLehrer People were upset @Airbnb was disrupting the Gothic neighborhood and guests were partying to much.
— Dustin (@dustineichler) November 12, 2015
Hey look, caller Gwen (currently on the air) wrote a response to @_zs's piece on her @Airbnb experience: https://t.co/CnP51qulbz
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) November 12, 2015
@BrianLehrer @Airbnb Stayed at an AirBnB that turned out to be across from a meth clinic. Late at night a man started banging on the door
— rebecca tinkelman (@tinkelwoman) November 12, 2015
