BC-029 / Public-records correspondence
Researchers identify limits in their short-term rental data
Pittenger raises missing resolution and STR-identification fields; Schwaab agrees the data is unsuitable for that analysis.
People named in this record: Natalie Pittenger, Eric Schwaab
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In the May 19 exchange, Pittenger says the merged material does not reliably identify STRs or explain complaint resolution. Schwaab agrees that the data is unsuitable for an STR analysis. These are the researchers’ own assessments; the wider workbook is preserved as context rather than treated as verified incident counts.
What it establishes
Explicit internal caution that should qualify downstream claims drawn from dataset.
Limits and context
The concession concerns this use of the dataset; it does not invalidate all possible uses. Complaint narratives are allegations, duplicates are not independent events, and the workbook has not been independently audited.
Source location
Checked passages: PRR #2025-0472, Package 12, PDF page 72 / printed 1039.
Sources
- Read source page TBR-0472-12-0072 and surrounding context Visually checked primary page
Review scope
Key statements and the listed source pages were visually checked. Additional chain context was read through OCR and remains subject to source-image verification.
Editorial review: 2026-10-19. Event dates above describe the records, not this page’s publication date.