Airbnb bans hosts from asking guests to strip beds, wash dishes

What BBN said about it

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAirbnb will no longer let hosts ask guests to strip the beds, take out the trash or wash the dishes before checkout.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the checkout chore list is banned. That list was the real terms of service.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe new policy applies to any booking made on or after November twentieth.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAirbnb wrote that most guests want to avoid unexpected chores, which is a finding years of complaints had already reached.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe complaints were about cleaning fees, right? You pay the fee and then still get a to-do list.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCorrect. And the treaty is precise.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHosts may still ask guests to leave used dishes in the sink, gather towels and sort trash into indoor bins.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentGather the towels but don't wash them. That's a very specific line to draw.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHosts cannot block access to the trash cans either. A right of access to garbage, now guaranteed.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd the hosts are furious?

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorABC reports several are threatening to leave the platform or raise prices.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOne host wrote that guests get complete freedom to be lazy while hosts carry the risk.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA host threatening to leave Airbnb is a walkout where the strikers also own the picket line.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAirbnb has also warned that assigning cleaning work could hurt their reviews. Verdict: a landmark for the guest.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the guest may leave the dishes in the sink, the towels in a pile, and the review for last.