I even have a friend who received an unfounded complaint from a neighbor (the neighbor was just against STRs, no events/parties that occurred), and now their property is temporarily banned/under review, regardless of them abiding by all rules.

If China were to ban Bitcoin and-or Bitcoin mining, think about the impact.  

I can't speak to the BP rules and how they are enforced and things like that, I was actually pretty surprised they banned him.

Ban contract flipping and allow only “wholesaling” where the “wholesaler” closes the transaction in their name.So, how does this affect a real estate licensee who wants to wholesale.

I would post images here but the last time I tried to do that, I was banned from the site.

This means that it is impossible to confiscate, shut down or ban.

NYC just banned STRs almost completely

Fast forward to today and one of those existing STR's has become a nuisance to the neighborhood and so the HOA board is planning to ban all STR's using what they believe are provisions in the CC&Rs to justify it and have consulted an attorney to validate the legal standing on implementing this ban.The CC&Rs were written in 1998 (before STR's was even a thing) and have these sections being cited by a couple members of the board as justification for banning the rentals (note there is not anything explicit about STR's in the documents)Section 1 – Single Family Residential – states in part, “… Lots… shall be used for no purpose other than residential purposes.”

Steel fire escapes have been banned in many states. 2.)  

The big wholesaling shops in our states are spending their own resources to actively lobby for wholesaling to prevent it from being banned.