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Airbnb has updated its platform rules so hosts can no longer require guests to perform specific chores such as washing dishes, taking out trash, or stripping bed sheets before checkout. Hosts can still request these tasks as courtesies, but cannot enforce them as mandatory House Rules. Several hosts have reacted angrily on social media, with some saying they'll raise cleaning fees to offset the change.
Airbnb announced a policy update barring hosts from requiring guests to strip beds, wash dishes, start laundry, or take out trash before checkout. The rule applies to reservations made on or after November 20, though some water-conservation and similar requests remain allowed. The change follows years of guest complaints about being asked to do cleaning tasks despite paying separate cleaning fees.
Airbnb has updated its house rules policy to prohibit hosts from asking guests to perform time-intensive chores such as washing dishes, stripping beds, starting laundry, or hauling out trash. The new rules, effective for bookings made on or after November 20th, still allow lighter requests like stacking dishes in the sink or sorting recycling into indoor bins. Airbnb will flag listings that still include banned cleaning requests with an 'includes cleaning requests' warning.