Airbnb Will Limit Chores Hosts Can Require of Guests

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How to approach this practice

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1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What do guests generally accept during a stay?

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   1. They should treat the property carefully
   2. They should perform every cleaning task
   3. They should waive the cleaning fee
   4. They should inspect the property professionally
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   Answer

   They should treat the property carefully

   The narration states that guests accept an expectation of careful treatment.

   Guests may accept that they should treat a property carefully during a stay, but some have objected when hosts expect them to complete cleaning work before leaving.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

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   When do some hosts expect guests to complete cleaning work?

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   1. Before leaving the property
   2. Before making the reservation
   3. During the platform’s inspection
   4. After receiving a refund
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   Answer

   Before leaving the property

   The expectation concerns the period immediately before guests leave.

   Guests may accept that they should treat a property carefully during a stay, but some have objected when hosts expect them to complete cleaning work before leaving.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

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   What does Airbnb’s central direction remove?

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   1. All guest responsibility for property damage
   2. Hosts’ unlimited discretion over assigned chores
   3. The need for cleaning after every stay
   4. The platform’s ability to charge service fees
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   Answer

   Hosts’ unlimited discretion over assigned chores

   The policy ends hosts’ unrestricted authority to assign housekeeping duties.

   Nevertheless, the central direction is clear: hosts will no longer have unlimited discretion to assign housekeeping duties to guests.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

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   Why might a host consider departure tasks reasonable?

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   1. They reduce the platform’s advertising costs
   2. They help leave the property in good condition
   3. They guarantee that guests receive refunds
   4. They eliminate the need for communication
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   Answer

   They help leave the property in good condition

   The host may view them as necessary for leaving the property in good condition.

   A host may see certain tasks as a reasonable part of leaving a property in good condition.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

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   What does the recording say a cleaning fee is generally associated with?

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   1. Preparing or cleaning a property
   2. Extending a traveler’s reservation
   3. Compensating hosts for guest complaints
   4. Inspecting travelers’ personal belongings
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   Preparing or cleaning a property

   The background explanation links the fee to preparing or cleaning accommodation.

   In accommodation, a cleaning fee is generally a charge associated with preparing or cleaning a property.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

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   What does Airbnb’s move seek to define?

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   1. A boundary around host-imposed chores
   2. A universal standard for property decoration
   3. A timetable for cleaning-fee refunds
   4. A distinction between hosts and property managers
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   A boundary around host-imposed chores

   The stated aim is to establish a boundary around chores hosts may impose.

   Instead, it seeks to define a boundary around the chores hosts can impose, following complaints from travelers who said they should not be expected to do housekeeping while also paying for cleaning.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

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   What does the announcement signal to hosts?

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   1. Their requests will be exempt from platform review
   2. End-of-stay requests will face clearer limits
   3. They must eliminate all property rules
   4. They will receive automatic compensation for cleaning
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   Answer

   End-of-stay requests will face clearer limits

   Hosts are told that end-of-stay requests will face clearer constraints.

   For hosts, it signals that requests made at the end of a stay will be subject to clearer limits.

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