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Re:Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minu... by caminante on Friday July 22, 2022 @05:41PM (#32197438)
> It occurred to me that none of this would have occurred in a regular hotel.

I assume that rentals without smoke detectors have other red flags. For the owner's sake, installing a smoke detector protects their investment! Pure negligence.

P.S. You definitely don't want to stay at an AirBnB in Italy!

> [For rentals allowing smoking,] the lowest prevalence of smoke detectors was among venues in Italy (2 percent) and the highest was in Scotland (83 percent). [0]

[0] https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2019/multi-country-study-many-a...

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Re:Airbnb will up its penalty for hosts who cancel last-minu... by Handytinge on Thursday August 04, 2022 @06:24AM (#32341207)
I couldn't find the original study, but as an Australian, I'm shocked.

100% of homes require smoke detectors here, must be positioned outside of every bedroom, and must be less than 10 years old. It's a requirement for building.

83% seems crazy low to me, let alone 2%!

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