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You can expect Airbnb to run campaigns to push for local laws that would allow renters to put their apartments on Airbnb.

By the time a Gen Zer in the U.S. reaches age 30, they’ll have spent approximately $145,000 on rent on average. In comparison, millennials spent roughly $127,000 by the same age.

Airbnb wants to win new business and ease some of this financial strain by pushing for measures that would allow renters to become hosts on Airbnb — if they get the permission from their landlords.

The company said Friday it will advocate for renter-friendly short-term rental policies. Airbnb said cities including Raleigh, North Carolina; San Diego, California, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, have adopted re