Everyone likes to have a good neighbor, but what if there are some Airbnb tenants next door?
There are 115000 Airbnb listings in Australia (from empty rooms to the whole house), and you have to wonder: what do your neighbors think?
Tracy Leach (Tracey Leitch), who lives in Sydney and Hobart, finds her neighbors in both cities Airbnb tenants.
"my Sydney (Balmoral Beach) neighborhood lives in London, and their separate houses and apartments are hanging on Airbnb," she said. 365 days a year, the apartment is full, and a separate house is occasionally rented from three nights to a month. "
"in Hobart, I live in an apartment in Battery Point, and one of the owners' committees doesn't like it, which may have to do with the recently vetoed ban on Airbnb rental in the suburbs, but I have no objection to that."
"the guests in both places are of good quality."
Leach's neighbors are willing to keep communication smooth and let her and others in the neighborhood know that if you have any questions, you can ask them at any time.
This transparent way of communication may be one of the keys for Airbnb landlords to keep their neighbors quiet.
Professor Sarah at Queensland Business School? Dornick (Sara Dolnicar) said it was also important that landlords assume the responsibility to integrate new tenants into the community.
"before accepting reservations, the owner actually had a lot of information about potential guests. The easiest way for a person to make a small fortune out of his own property without irritating his neighbors is to be very careful when they accept or do not accept guest choices. "
Dornick says that's what she did to rent her own property in Airbnb. You can't rely on stereotypes to judge whether a guest is appropriate, she suggests.
An analysis of Airbnb regulation by the Stanford Science and Law Review shows that when Airbnb tenants use public resources (such as parking spaces), they don't care about shared resources, or lack of universal responsibility due to a long-term absence from the community. Neighbors may be disappointed by this.
Leslie Jones (Lesley Jones, (pseudonym) lives in inner Melbourne, and her neighbor is a Airbnb tenant. She doesn't like the place very much, so she's considering selling her house.
"I've lived here for 15 years, but I can't stand the impact on my life."
"A lot of people stay there loud, they keep talking, listening to music, drinking in the backyard, right next to my bedroom, making it hard for me and my husband to sleep, and they leave and litter."
Jones has raised the issue with neighbors who own the property, but has not formally lodged a complaint with Airbnb. If things don't change as soon as possible, she says, she will certainly take further action.
Airbnb has a channel for lodging complaints specifically for neighbors.
"there are many positive and negative aspects of the peer-to-peer network, but this kind of accommodation network will continue to exist, and we can't change that, so we need to consider how to manage these issues," Dolnik said.