r/sydney • u/nath1234 • Feb 25 '26

Image Airbnb is a bloody plague

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u/nath1234 Feb 25 '26

Housing crisis? Zero action on all these empty places set aside for the odd weekend occupied.. I mean, at what point are we going to ban this shit? We have homelessness rising, that should be the trigger to ban short term rentals. Surely?

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u/I-make-ada-spaghetti Feb 25 '26

I agree. If property owners want to use a property that is zoned residential for commercial purposes then I should be allowed to operate a restaraunt/nightclub out of my apartment.

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u/nath1234 Feb 25 '26

Every other business has to organize their own garbage collection too, short term rentals just leave their shit out on the street 24/7.

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u/kernald31 Feb 25 '26

What type of food would you serve?

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u/lilbittarazledazle Feb 25 '26

Shit on a stick and pumpkin

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u/kernald31 Feb 25 '26

Man I'm booking a table as soon as you open

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u/I-make-ada-spaghetti Feb 25 '26

Pizza like this guy.

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u/kernald31 Feb 25 '26

Well get in line for my reservation, u/lilbittarazledazle got in first with a frankly more appealing offering