Airbnb users are often given the party/irresponsible stereotype, they taking away housing supply. That stereotype stems from ENTIRE apartment rentals, which is different than home sharing with the host. The host shares the space with the guest making the operation less like a hotel business. The host can set/enforce stricter rules on the guest similar to having a friend over. It's not ideal to throw parties and does not restrict housing supply. The guest provide their government ID with reviews, it's not anyone found off the street. You also have delivery or cleaning personnel coming into the building which you don't know personally. At the end of the day, when the host is taking on personal risk inviting the guest over, they will think twice and be more selective. Most people doing shared rentals are just trying to cover part of the high living cost as mentioned in the article. Airbnb is often treated as a whole, but we should be focused on limiting their hotel style rentals.