Overview
- Airbnb announced new house-rule and check-out guidance on October 20 that will take effect on November 20, 2026, and told hosts to review listings to comply with the changes.
- The guidance bans hosts from obliging guests to do work-level chores such as washing and putting away dishes, stripping beds, starting a washing machine, or taking trash off site.
- Hosts may still ask guests for small, reasonable actions like placing dishes in the sink, gathering used towels, sorting trash into on-site bins, or switching off the air conditioning before leaving.
- Airbnb will centralize house rules and check-out instructions in listings with seven standard rule categories and says cleaning fees remain set by hosts with no automatic increase from the policy.
- Local exceptions are allowed for conditions such as wildlife or drought, some hosts say they may raise cleaning fees to cover added paid cleaning, and questions remain about enforcement and how pricing will change in practice.