Proposal to pilot Airbnb in apartment buildings: Some agree, others are hesitant

The proposed mechanism to allow piloting a managed business model in some apartment buildings in Ho Chi Minh City continues to receive multi-dimensional debate.

Tourists wait for their check-in time at an apartment building in Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: HIEU GIANG

The article Airbnb in apartments: Should we manage instead of banning? received debate and many suggestions from readers regarding Airbnb service in apartments.

Should be well managed instead of banned

Reader lama****@gmail.com said that he personally agrees with the proposal to pilot the Airbnb model in apartment buildings as stated in the article, not banning it but needing to strengthen management.

According to this reader, income from the Airbnb model also contributes to promoting the development and increasing income of the private economic sector.

Meanwhile, reader Nguyen Hung said that whether it is prohibited or permitted, it is necessary to comply with the apartment building's regulations for management and security issues, and fire prevention and fighting.

"First, we need a condominium meeting to vote on whether to ban it or not, and if it works, how it will work.

There are some buildings that have their own lobby and were purchased for business purposes, so we should not ban these buildings," reader Nguyen Hung raised the issue.

Reader Tran Nam expressed his opinion that not only should we ban it, but we should also encourage apartment owners to do business.

The management board should advise tenants on the residency regulations and set up a 24-hour hotline for apartment owners to report and charge fees. When staying, the management board has kept or copied personal documents, so it is difficult for tenants to do wrong.

Reader Tung Q7 expressed: "We should let people do business because they have invested, put yourself in the role of the person who needs this service, if we ban it, we will lose a certain number of tourists...

The problem is that if it affects the surrounding area, then that household should be banned from doing business anymore. Frankly speaking, many surrounding households are not satisfied when they see other people doing business successfully.

Of course, management is according to the law and management costs are paid by the business household itself, it's not free.

Reader Quang Phu raised the question: "We know that banning is in accordance with the law and regulations. However, the law has been in place for a long time, while the situation has changed a lot, we need to find a way to manage it well instead of banning it. It is not by chance that District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, has proposed allowing it."

Want to do business must pay full tax, all residents must agree?

On the other hand, reader MiMi raised the issue that she lives in an apartment so she does not agree to do business, because the business already has a ground floor.

"The residential area is already noisy because of all kinds of things like house repairs, drilling, dogs and cats meowing, children crying and playing in the hallway, couples arguing, grandmothers sitting with their grandchildren in the hallway, neighbors gathering to drink...

Now add in the business of frequent visitors, and it's over," reader MiMi wrote.

Reader Le Nguyen believes that Airbnb causes many consequences and disrupts social order and security, while profits flow into private pockets.

"How much of it goes to the budget? I strongly support the ban, which would give back healthy competition to local hotels.

We should do tourism properly, attracting customers who can afford to pay for hotels," reader Le Nguyen expressed his opinion.

Reader Hoang Huu thinks that the ban needs to be understood for the benefit of the people living in that apartment building, which is greatly affected by short-term tourist accommodation.

According to this reader, just imagine what a household has to endure on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, days when they should be peaceful and resting.

Meanwhile, reader Truong Kiet suggested that if short-term tourist stays in apartments are allowed, they must invest in a security and management system similar to professional hotels and motels, then register their business and pay full taxes.

The most important thing is to get the agreement of all residents in the apartment building. Even if one household disagrees, it is not acceptable, because it is necessary to ensure the rights of the residents.

"If you keep asking to do business to make money but bother others, not pay taxes and fees... then why don't you go out and buy your own house to do business comfortably? Buying an apartment to take advantage of the common benefits of the apartment and then rent it out to make money is unacceptable" - reader Truong Kiet stated.

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