Overview
- Airbnb announced Wednesday that starting Nov. 20, 2026 the policy will apply to reservations booked on or after that date and bar hosts from requiring guests to wash and put away dishes, strip beds, start laundry, or take garbage off-site.
- Hosts must list all house rules in the designated section of a listing before a guest can book, and Airbnb will ban adding new mandatory requirements later via messages, signs, or verbal instructions.
- The company standardized seven rule categories—pets, smoking, quiet hours, events, commercial photography, maximum overnight guests, and locking up at checkout—to make expectations clearer for bookers.
- Airbnb still allows limited, non-time-consuming requests such as placing used dishes in the sink, gathering towels, and sorting trash into indoor bins, and it permits cleaning fees but bars extra charges tied to guests failing to perform specific chores.
- Some hosts and cleaners have criticized the change on Airbnb’s community forum, saying it could increase turnover work for cleaners and disrupt operations, while Airbnb says repeated host violations could trigger listing notices, reduced visibility, or other Terms of Service actions.