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December 30, 2016 09:00 am PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Cc33iqllWA0/one-professors-nightmare-ren.html
One professor's nightmare renting her house through the sharing economy
SabbaticalHomes.com is like Airbnb for academics looking to rent their homes during sabbaticals. Sounds genteel, but many states allow long-term guests to establish tenancy, often after 30 days. Mother Jones has an infuriating and cautionary tale about the homestay marketplace: the sharing economy can intersect with tenant rights, and the people who know how to work that system might decide not to pay rent or leave until evicted. (more…)Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Cc33iqllWA0/one-professors-nightmare-ren.html
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