House rules check for short-term rental hosts
Paste your house rules, checkout list or welcome-book text. Each line is checked against Airbnb's house rules policy, which applies to reservations booked on or after November 20, 2026.
Not affiliated with Airbnb. Not legal advice. The check runs in your browser: your text is not sent anywhere. It quotes Airbnb's own pages (fetched Oct 24, 2026) so you can read the exact wording.
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Line by line
Your rewritten list
Standard rules go in Airbnb's standard-rule settings; everything else goes under Requests. Lines that need a reason get a "because" slot: fill it in above or in the text.
Standard rules you use
Moved to your cleaner
Dropped, and why
Turnover pack
Paste several listings into the box above, separated by a line with --- (start each with # Name if you like), then press Check again.
Cleaning time worksheet
Only arithmetic on the numbers you type: minutes for each moved task × your cleaner's hourly rate.
Hourly rate · Turnovers per month
What changed, in Airbnb's words
Airbnb announced the change on Oct 20, 2026. Hosts now pick from 7 standard rules (Maximum overnight guests, Quiet hours, Events, Pets, Smoking, Commercial photography, Lock up at checkout) and can add requests.
“Guests must follow hosts’ house rules, and are encouraged to comply with hosts’ requests.”
“Hosts may not communicate new house rules or requests in other sections of their listing page or after booking, including by message, signs in the home, or in person.”
Sources: Reasonable house rules and requests · Important changes to house rules. Full quotes: the policy, quoted.
What moved to your cleaner, and what you can still ask
“Dishes: Guests shouldn’t be asked to wash and put away dishes, but you can ask them to put used dishes in the sink.”
“Laundry: Guests shouldn’t be asked to remove sheets from the bed or start a load of laundry, but you can ask them to gather used towels.”
“Trash: Guests shouldn’t be asked to take garbage off-site, but you can ask them to separate their trash and recycling into designated indoor bins.”
“Utilities: Guests shouldn’t be asked to avoid using a listed amenity like air conditioning, but you can ask them to turn it off when they leave.”
Exceptions depend on the listing:
“For example, it may be reasonable to ask guests to limit shower time due to local drought-related water restrictions, or to dispose of trash in an animal-proof container in bear country.”
How the check decides
It's a fixed list of phrases and patterns written from Airbnb's policy text, not an AI model. It agreed with hand labels on our test lines (see the policy page for the numbers), but it reads words, not your listing. Airbnb's own Listing editor also highlights requests it thinks don't fit; that, and Airbnb's pages, are what count. Questions about contracts, liability or local law: ask a lawyer or check Airbnb's pages.