House rules
- House rules are the conditions guests accept when booking — occupancy limits, no parties, quiet hours, pet policy — and the platform's basis for taking your side in disputes.
- Category: Operations
Rules that work
Specific and few: "no events; quiet after 22:00; max 4 sleepers; no smoking indoors." Walls of text go unread and unenforced.
Why they're legal armour
Claims for damage or removal of a problem guest hinge on which explicit rule was broken. A rule you never wrote is a claim you can't make.
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