Timeline for What happens if an AirBnB contract violates the overall Terms of Service?
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| Oct 1, 2023 at 14:26 | comment | added | interfect | Turning up to an AirBnB where the host refuses to let you in unless you sign an arbitrary contract might not be different on the AirBnB side from turning up to one where the host refuses to let you in period. Whatever sort of reporting/refund/compensation system AirBnB uses would come into play. | |
| Jul 27, 2021 at 20:58 | comment | added | David Siegel | @ColleenV It is indeed odd, and it may well be invalid. In many jurisdictions, any written agreement for rental of a dwelling is a lease. Often signing a lease carries various obligations under state or local law, and may require notices or specific terms to be included. The host may be trying to avoid such requirements, in which case the agreement might be void as a violation of law. | |
| Jul 26, 2021 at 19:09 | comment | added | ColleenV | I just thought it was odd that the supplementary agreement mentioned “this is not a lease”, but so much of that agreement was obviously written without the help of someone knowledgeable about the law that bit is probably not significant. | |
| Jul 26, 2021 at 18:37 | comment | added | David Siegel | @ColleenV In some localities one must have a specific license to offer "hotel-like" rentals, and pay a "hotel tax". I believe that has been a problem for some AirBnB hosts. In many places there are a whole set of laws specific to hotels, which one often finds posted in hotel rooms. Whether a "misleading advertisement" claim might apply here is hard to say. | |
| Jul 26, 2021 at 18:29 | comment | added | ColleenV | The minimum stay is 30 nights, and the refund policy is “48 hours later (after reservation confirmed) Full refund, minus the service fee and the first 30 days” They also don’t provide the typical AirBnB amenities, like bed linens. Is there any legal distinction between someone offering hotel-like accommodations and a landlord that allows month to month rentals? Or is it just a matter of the contract? | |
| Jul 26, 2021 at 17:59 | history | edited | David Siegel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 26, 2021 at 17:52 | history | answered | David Siegel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |