Serfs in Santa Monica can’t make agreements with other serfs to have them stay over their house because of arbitrary rules…rules that were created by lords who have nothing to do with the potential transaction. From Forbes:
The Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica has instituted the nation’s toughest regulations on short-term rentals like Airbnb. Starting today, hosts will have to live on the property during the renter’s stay, register for a business license and collect the city’s 14 percent occupancy tax.
The city estimates that this will shut down about 1,400 of the 1,700 short-term rental listings – about 80 percent – in this upscale beach town and major tourist destination, population about 92,500.
Let this be a lesson to us other serfs: some conversations and exchanges of money are verboten by the lords of the manor.
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Now we need a protocol for agreeing not to tell that it involves money. I suppose “house sitting” is still legal?
As far as I know house sitting is legal, but I wonder if there are blue laws in the books that aren’t enforced unless someone in power with a vendetta wants to get back at someone.
Good point you bring up though….I wonder if something like that is going to be targeted next.