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So basically, you are running a small-scale hotel and you live in it. I think you are competing with other hotels and you should follow the same rules as the other hotels do. If you don't like the rules, then you should change them but it should be the same rules for everyone.

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I do follow the same rules, I comply with all fire codes, carry proper insurance coverage and pay 15% hotel tax on every booking.

Are you legally allowed to run a hotel in/on your property, and is it properly zoned?

Adhering to the few rules you listed above doesn't mean you follow ALL the same rules as hotels.

(Not implying that in your case you're not zoned correctly or following ALL rules, but certainly many airbnb properties are non-compliant).

I don't believe those are all the rules that hotels have to abide by

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