It&#x27;s probably a case of adding insult to injury. Looking at AirBnB specifically, their most vocal opponents seem to be cities who already have too few apartments left to rent. When a sizable portion of the remaining few apartments is then put on AirBnB rather then rented, rent prices go even higher than they already were.<p>At least, this is what happened in Berlin (and AFAIR also some other large German cities), which is why Berlin is looking into banning AirBnB (by requiring special permits for vacation homes). Source e.g. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.spiegel.de&#x2F;reise&#x2F;aktuell&#x2F;bussgelder-ab-mai-berlin-schraenkt-airbnb-vermietungen-radikal-ein-a-1086167.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.spiegel.de&#x2F;reise&#x2F;aktuell&#x2F;bussgelder-ab-mai-berlin...</a><p>So, it may not be AirBnB&#x27;s fault primarily. They&#x27;re just making bad situations even worse.