Some hosts are threatening to strike, while others are plotting ways around Airbnb’s new restrictions. Guests, meanwhile, are celebrating.

AIRBNB HOSTS ARE melting down over a new policy banning them from making guests complete tasks that “would typically be performed by a cleaner,” like “stripping the bed, taking trash offsite, or washing and putting away dishes.”

The change, which applies to all bookings made on or after November 20, quickly sparked outrage after it was announced in an email to Airbnb hosts on Wednesday. Many began fuming online about losing the right to make their guests clean up after themselves.

“As hosts, we have a responsibility to protect our investments, our homes, and, in many cases, our personal living spaces,” one person wrote in Airbnb’s official forum for hosts. “The problem is that Airbnb increasingly expects hosts to accept the risks while limiting our ability to protect ourselves.”

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[–] 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

If they were better people, they would. Just another example of how slumlords are terrible people. Rich enough to own multiple houses yet can't share a sliver of wealth during the one time of year it's needed most? bah! humbug!

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  • [–] -1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    No they wouldn't.

    You've just invented a bizarre test of how a good person ought to behave.

    Why not donate that money to a refuge or something.

    There's a reason why landlord's don't discount rent in December - because its daft.

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