There Goes the Neighborhood

Doug French has written a piece, posted at LRC, entitled “The Airbnb Next Door.”  Let me say up front: if I come to find that this is a work of fiction, I am going to be really, really mad.

He offers an interesting situation: one of the neighbors in his quiet cul-de-sac of nine homes has moved out.  The new owner turned the property into an Airbnb.  Some of the neighbors were concerned: what will this do to our property values?  Not a violation of the NAP, French correctly offers.  Shots have...