Our Korean Airbnb might be illegal??

[JTonyArts]

“AirB&B” and “upstanding busines” in the same sentence is an oxymoron.

[powcar]

I would be concern about hidden cameras as well.

[Dragonmoon]

So basically, they're subletting their apartment as an Air B&B?🤔

[ArkayeCh]

I remember taking an airBnB in Tokyo and be cake very surprised when part of the process included reading an entire statement by the government about how tourists are supposed to use AirBnBs to limit long-term staying.

[KaangHari]

Most airbnb in Korea is illegal because you need to have a business license but in order to get in Korea, you need to have a certain number of properties basically you have to be a company that manages a lot of properties not just a random person who has empty space. But for airbnb it was lenient up to this year, because next year airbnb will fully delete Korean airbnb who does not have license which is as you mentioned almost all. Korea sees the airbnb system as somehow “breach of security & privacy” to the tenants who are living in the same building and needs a professional entity to manage airbnb properties.

[exstasis]

It's Airbnb's like these is part of the reason why finding an affordable apartment to rent as a home is so hard.

[fregmented]

In korea, All of apartment buildings are considered as CLOSED COMMUNITY FACILLITY except commercial part of building. Do not use Apartment bnb in Korea. You can be arrested for trespassing And also can expeled.

[LordOffal]

When Airbnb launched it was cheap and often well located. The longer it’s gone on the more scams and creepy crap seems to come on the platform to the point I don’t even look anymore. Hotels are often very competitively priced even next to Airbnbs and you are way less likely to have a hidden camera in it.

[mogetfog]

Solution: don't follow any of the ridiculous rules, if the dude says anything about it, then tell him you will just go let the apartment manager know what's up.

[Not_so_shiny_owd]

Even in the states they do this where landlords will list empty apartments as airb&bs when the actual residents are on vacation and I’ve seen it before because a friend of mine made a post about how their laptop got loads of malware on it because their landlord let 2 parents and a kid stay there as an airb&b

[elleirenex]

This sounds so stressful to worry about 😅 I would constantly worry about getting caught

[texbecks]

Yeah, we went through that in Japan back in 2015 (before Japan changed the rules, I think, and made AirBnB more regulated). I don't like trusting AirBnB anymore except for big family group vacations.

[teytreet]

Same in Thailand. Most condos aren't allowed to be air bnb

[Sauceboi]

My air bnb in korea had the same sorta thing but it was cheaper than the hotels and just as nice of a room with multiple beds and a full kitchen

[jaegyunkim]

Airbnbs are heavily regulated in Korea. It’s a way to prevent local rent fees skyrocketing and to prevent legal local accommodations bankrupting due to competition with Airbnbs. So Airbnbs are only allowed for foreigners to use and there must be a house owner using the house. You guys have the foreign passport so you’re fine but if there’s no owner at the time apartment manager or police visits your place, the owner of the Airbnb will be in trouble and pay fine. So they are daunting you with a list of rules but don’t worry the one who’ll pay the fine is the owner not you lol😂

[bookcrazy]

In New Orleans, airbnbs are regulated with an iron fist. So many ppl want to stay in the French Quarter and nooope. It's illegal. You can only stay in certain districts in the city and there has to be a tenant on the property. The tenant may be stay in an annex or the attic but whole house rentals in the city of New Orleans (outside the city in nearby areas are different) is illegal. Many ppl visiting New Orleans think they get the whole house to party in only to find out the owner is staying in the downstairs bedroom or in the studio apartment in the backyard for the sake of keeping it legal. In some high traffic districts, if you do Airbnb for more than a certain amount of months out of the year, you have to pay hotel taxes which are super high so some Airbnb only exist during peak seasons. That is late October, New Years Eve, Mardi Gras and Spring Break. The reason for these rules was because Airbnb made rent prices go up to the point homelessness hit an all time high. By making it illegal in certain districts requiring a tenant live on the property, and peak season allowance to avoid taxes it brought down rent costs making it more affordable for locals. In my experience if there is an Airbnb in the "heart of the city" check zoning laws first. Many districts world
wide don't allow airbnb in certain areas anymore because it triggers inflation. I personally agree with these laws because I saw what unregulated did to the economy. Ppl were getting kicked out of their apartments because they could charge $100-400 (one place I know even charged $650 for the night because it was 4 bedrooms with a pool) a night instead of $850-2000 a month depending on the area. One place I know kicked out residents that stayed there for over a decade because they could rent it out daily and make $4000 a month for a 2 bedroom apt instead of the $1500 they were making before.

[Dekedence]

My apartment block is considered "closed community". All the buildings are e-key restricted, as are the elevators and stairwell entrances (at ground level). Same goes for the gym, car park, and bike lock-ups. It is how we limit thefts, burglaries and vandalism.

On purchasing the property, you sign and agree to the terms of the community. It is one rule: no short-term lets (eg. no AirBnB).

If you break this one rule, you are im breach of contract, and if it is egregious enough, legal action could force you to sell your home.

One apartment owner didn't think it would be enforced and AirBnB'd some really bad guests. One was a a bachelor party, another was basically a frat house for days. All the worst end of expectation: excessively loud, drugs, vandalism, public urination, theft, indecent exposure, assault. Police called out etc. ... took to court, forced to sell.

[ajmore]

Lived in Korea. A Korean friend told me of a law where each family can only have one house to live in plus one house to rent, and any additional house they rent would go under significant taxes. Yes, that law you want in your Western country and will never get. This is probably what the landlord was trying to avoid.

[SgtDad]

I would just like to say, that what you do on here is awesome, taking us on a trip though your life in Japan.

[GabrielGarcia-]

Why would anyone get a Air B&B in Korea, unless you want a kitchen. There are lots of nice "guest house" hotels you can get even in Seoul for $40 a night with decent space.