Airbnb offered me a 500 USD voucher, which barely covered the cost of my last minute Holiday Inn stay that I had to make to, well, not spend the night on the street after getting kicked out, and it's all water under the bridge now, but nightmare stories happen both ways.
Being an illegal sublet and uninsured doesn't feel wise or responsible.
Personally, I'd say it makes him clever as long as he didn't bother anybody. Admittedly, I live in the savage lands of California, where practically anything goes. But if somebody who worked for me had both the chutzpah to attempt this and enough consideration for others to pull it off without us catching on, I'd give 'em a standing ovation.
I've been living like this with different people for the past month or so. It's been about the same price as a hostel and so much more comfortable and interesting! It would be a shame if lack of trust brought prices up and made this way of life no longer viable.
http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/26/after-2-months-of-squatting...
This sounds like you tubes early days - ignore the copies of DVDs and music videos until have enough scale not tomworry anymore.
But ... That's not a proper strategy is it? And is there a class action means of preventing it? If a landlord sues Airbnb can they be forced to stop renting beds they have not legal right to?
Just catching up on the Airbnb story
