Airbnb to limit hosts’ checkout chores from November 20

Airbnb says it will generally bar hosts from requiring guests to complete time-consuming checkout chores, including stripping beds and washing and putting away dishes, for reservations booked on or after November 20, 2026. The company is also standardizing how hosts set and communicate house rules. Under the updated policy, hosts may ask guests to place used dishes in the sink, gather towels or complete other reasonable requests. Airbnb says tasks that require significant effort or time, or would typically be performed by a cleaner, cannot be required. Taking trash offsite and starting laundry are among the examples of chores hosts generally may not demand. Hosts will be able to choose from seven standard house rules and add reasonable requests. Airbnb says rules and requests must be disclosed in designated listing and reservation materials, rather than introduced after booking through messages, signs in a property or in-person instructions. The rules will also appear more prominently in listings and in guests’ trip information and reservation reminders. The company says noncompliant requests can be flagged and hosts may appeal. Repeated violations could result in notices or...