April 10, 2016
When Benjamin Capitano moved into his dorm as a sophomore at the King’s College, a tiny liberal arts college in Manhattan, he realized he’d been given a gift: a couch. So he listed his bed on Airbnb for $99…But word got around. After a tense meeting with housing officials, restrictions were promptly added. Mr. Capitano was able to finish up the semester as R.A., but others have not fared as well. A student at Emerson College in Boston is facing a disciplinary hearing for renting his dorm room on Airbnb….
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/education/edlife/airbnb-becomes-dormbnb.html?_r=0
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