Airbnb Pet Policy
He still brought his dog.
Airbnb pet policy. Scroll to the bottom of the page. Hosts are allowed to ask a guest to remove a service animal if the animal is either not housebroken or if the handler cannot adequately control it. Hello fellow pet friendly hosts august will be the first month that i am hosting pets and so i m thinking about the rules for these guests. You will have a chance to write a one time response.
He might leave you a not so great review. What will matter is how you respond to it. If either of these situations occurs guests must still be offered to stay on the premises without the animal if they choose. Airbnb does not require documentation when traveling with an assistance animal.
We responded that we do not accept pets. For instance if the owner stipulates no smoking inside you d follow that so the same applies for rules for pets. This is important as pets can ruin bedding. So i was wondering if you would share your additional rules and conditions for pets.
John was our second guest and took good care of the airbnb during his stay. However we have a no pets policy. As a former landlord there have been plenty of situations where the pet is abandoned in the place while they go on their happy merry. Also if you have different rules for different types of pets what.
That s the only way to do it through the airbnb system. Also beware the allergies arguement while it will probably work for airbnb policy ada also specifically states that allergies is not a vaild reason for denying a service dog. You don t get into many events with a dog for example. You should set up your pet policy as part of your house rules.
Follow the pet rules for the airbnb whatever the rules that have been set by the home owner whether they were listed in the house rules section on the airbnb site or supplied separately by message make sure you follow them. In the united states guests are not required to provide documentation for a service animal and there is no legally recognized certification process for service animals. Under you must also acknowledge if pet s live on property appears then other pets live there. Address this in your airbnb house rules letter let the guests know where to take the dog out to use the restroom what areas it can visit and whether or not you allow the pet on the bed.
Now if the ada doesn t apply for you owner occupied with 5 or less rooms then that should work fine for airbnb policy assuming they don t choose to side with guest for whatever reason. It is a good idea to address broken items. Airbnb s policy also provides guidance and support for hosts who get requests from service animal owners. Under policies check house rules to find if there s a section titled you must also acknowledge.
Where a guest indicates that he she has a service animal a host may ask. But for those non owner occupied or 6 or more rooms becareful there are several cases where they tried the allergy card or pet. And it s amazing how vacant they are when you ask specifics. You could ask your guests to review something outside of airbnb on check in but you should also make sure the same information is in your rules so people can t claim they didn t know what they were getting into.
Some properties may not have adequate accessibility features or be able to accommodate any type of service animals. It s not really for him it s for future guests to.