Paris hails victory over short-stay rents
I understand that this definitely helps some vested interests (hotel industry, for instance), but the issue transcends a discussion of hotels vs. Airbnb and the cost of housing.<p>I&#x27;ve had the displeasure of living in an apartment building that was used partially for long-term tenants (of which I was one) and short-term Airbnb guests.  The experience was terrible.  Constant noise, incredibly inconsiderate people leaving trash everywhere, etc. The interesting thing is the short-term units weren&#x27;t cheap; they were actually rather expensive.  So it wasn&#x27;t as though we were getting a bunch of college partier types; they were typically young professionals.  Given how unpleasant it was, I can&#x27;t imagine how bad it would be if the quality of guests had been different.<p>The building was a large house that had been divided into a number of units.  I spoke to some of our neighbors (who owned their homes, they were not renting units like we were) and they expressed the difficulty they&#x27;d had with the short-term guests in our building.  It had been years of calling the police, legal action, etc.  The people I spoke with seemed pretty reasonable; they wanted a quiet neighborhood where their kids could play.  They didn&#x27;t enjoy finding drugs in the drive way and urine all over their property.<p>Airbnb, in my opinion, definitely has a detrimental effect on communities.  Even if the guests are nice, if some large fraction of the population is turning over daily, that necessarily takes away from the community.