Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by Its Hosts

Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by rjsw on Thursday September 08, 2016 @11:10AM (#12453711)

Hotels usually have the credit card number of the guest.

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Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by protomyth on Thursday September 08, 2016 @11:13AM (#12453744)

and insurance and the means and laws to go after the former guest

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Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by jerf on Thursday September 08, 2016 @03:24PM (#12456409)

And don't forget scale. When I'm pushing thousands of people through my place in a year, I can plan for certain events and budget for them. An individual can be wiped out by a bad roll of the dice.

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Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by Normal_gaussian on Thursday September 08, 2016 @11:58AM (#12454196)

I mean, it's the hotelier's responsibility to get insurance.

Is there no way for an Airbnb host to get the identity of their guest?

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Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by protomyth on Thursday September 08, 2016 @12:14PM (#12454362)

> I mean, it's the hotelier's responsibility to get insurance.

Yes, its a requirement to be open.

> Is there no way for an Airbnb host to get the identity of their guest?

I've never used Airbnb so I don't know, but Airbnb hosts do not have the same legal protection as a hotel and they might actually be in violation of local and state laws plus any lease agreements they are a party to.

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