# Airbnb bans hosts from making guests do chores

> Airbnb's new policy stops hosts asking guests to wash dishes, do laundry or take out trash, with limited exceptions.
- Title: Airbnb bans hosts from making guests do chores · The Verge
- Summary: Airbnb's new policy stops hosts asking guests to wash dishes, do laundry or take out trash, with limited exceptions. Airbnb banned hosts from requiring…
- Keywords: airbnb, house rules, guest chores, checkout policy, short-term rentals, technology, culture, bans, hosts, making, guests, chores
- Source: The Verge — https://theverge.com/tech/1015844/airbnb-chores-house-rules-update
- Author: Stevie Bonifield
- Published: 2026-10-21T19:54:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: airbnb, house rules, guest chores, checkout policy, short-term rentals, technology, culture
## Airbnb limits checkout chores
Airbnb updated its house rules policy to ban hosts from asking guests to complete time-consuming chores. The new rules apply to reservations booked on or after November twentieth, twenty twenty-six.

> complete tasks that require significant effort or time, or would typically be performed by a cleaner
## What guests can and cannot be asked to do
Hosts cannot ask guests to wash dishes, remove bed sheets, do laundry, take garbage off-site or avoid using amenities like air conditioning.
## New warnings and enforcement
Airbnb is displaying hosts' requests in a new rules and requests section on listings. Hosts who leave chore requests after the policy takes effect may see an includes cleaning requests warning displayed to potential guests.
## Hosts push back, exceptions allowed
Some hosts on Airbnb's forums argued the restrictions pose health risks. Airbnb says exceptions exist, such as asking guests to dispose of trash in animal-proof containers in bear country.
## Key takeaway

Airbnb banned hosts from requiring guests to complete time-consuming chores like washing dishes and removing trash, starting with reservations booked on or after November twentieth, twenty twenty-six.