For Airbnb hosts
How exposed is your listing to Airbnb's new rules?
Airbnb's new house rules policy and its companion policy on contracts and guest data apply to every reservation booked on or after November 20, 2026. Ten questions, about two minutes. You get a score on two things: how much of your setup breaks the new rules, and how much of your income depends on Airbnb at all.
Do your checkout instructions ask guests to strip beds, wash and put away dishes, start laundry or haul trash out?
Airbnb now generally treats these as cleaner work hosts can't ask for.
Built from Airbnb's published policies: Reasonable house rules and requests and Limiting host-imposed contracts and other requirements. This is a self-check, not legal advice. Airbnb can allow exceptions for local conditions, laws and HOA rules.
What changed as of November 20, 2026
When do the new Airbnb house rules take effect?
Airbnb’s reasonable house rules and requests policy, and its companion policy limiting host-imposed contracts and guest data collection, apply to reservations booked on or after November 20, 2026, whatever the stay date. Reservations booked before then stay under the previous policies.
Can Airbnb hosts still ask guests to do chores at checkout?
Hosts are generally not allowed to ask guests to complete tasks that take significant effort or time or that a cleaner would typically do, such as stripping beds, taking trash offsite, or washing and putting away dishes. Airbnb may allow exceptions for local conditions.
Can Airbnb hosts require a rental agreement or a copy of the guest’s ID?
Generally no. A separate contract is allowed only when a law or community association requires it, for an optional amenity, for monthly stays of 28 nights or more, or on Luxe listings. Hosts may not collect ID copies, phone numbers or emails unless a law or HOA rule requires it, though they may check an ID in person at check-in if they disclose it.