Momentum was shifting elsewhere too. The laws passed in the Shared City agreements with cities like Portland were being flouted, just as Steve Unger had feared. They required hosts to register with their cities, but, despite the fanfare that accompanied the deals, few did. In the face of this, Airbnb refused to put in place restrictions to force compliance – for example, requiring hosts enter valid registration numbers or preventing a host from listing multiple properties. In interviews, company executives pointed out that law enforcement was not typically the domain of a private company and
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