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WhenRobLoweRobsLowes t1_jadot8t wrote

Reply to comment by Jmyles23 in Perceptions on Short-Term Rentals in Pittsburgh. How do Short-Term Rentals like AirBnb impact your community? Inspired by recent discussion at a community meeting, interested in hearing your thoughts from across Greater Pittsburgh. Responses anonymous, not affiliated with AirBnb, etc. Thanks! by unenlightenedgoblin

I don't think that's impractical at all.

At one of my old jobs, I constantly dealt with short-term and long-term rental owners, and far too many of them lived not just outside the neighborhood, but outside the state. Those folks were doing a huge disservice to the renters and to the community at large. They had all but abdicated any responsibility that comes with homeownership, but still were allowed to profit from it and artificially shrinking the housing market, to boot.

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